Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-18
A Valuable Mill,

and its appurtenaDces' suu Wv s..
land attached ibereto, will be offered TOT
.aIe. either together or separately, at pup
lie auetion. on the premises, on wEoNEs.
nIy the goth lay Of January, I8s3.-
! Tins estate lies in the county OF Stanoro,
in the state of Virglnia, and 20 miles from
Fredericksburg. The Mill-house is well
Constructed of freestone, taken from the
adjacent land: runs two pairs OF stone lana
ha. Evans Improvement s. The mill stream
| ia remarkable for its constsncy during the
greatest droughts, and from this advan'
Toe the Mill affords extraordinary profits
in dry seasons. The dwelling house near
IN. mill. Is spacious; and with some re-
nai,s. would accommodate large family:
+ has been, and IS still, an excellent stand
for retail store. About one sixth ot inc
land is opened; the rest is IN wGod, suited
to The marke, OF the District OF Columbia.
| and is distant from mile 10 mile aDd
half from the river Potomac. A lucrative
business has been carried on 10 the trans
portation of Eood from this land 10 the
| market of the district; and, il is believed,
that, under the management OF a ]udici'
Gus person, the proceeds OF that article
alone would pay the purchase money OF
| the land As this valuable estate must be
sold speedily to accomplish the objects OF
! the trust, a great bargain may be bad m
u; and. on this account. and from ITS pro-
/ tuc,iveness, an extraordinary opportunity
| il offered for the profitable investment oil
money The following will be the erms
of sale. viz: one fourth OF the purchase
money to be paid in hand, the residue 70
be payable in three equal annual ins'al.
ments, bearing interest from the day OF
sale, and to be secured hy bonds, with
approved .ureties, and deed OF trust up-
! on the property
Under the provisions of the same deed,
will also be offered for sale in like man
ner, and upon like terms, upon the premi-
ses, on Thursday, the 30ih day OF Janua-
~ next, tract of Quarry Land. lying on
! the navigable water Of Aqua Creek, in
the county aforesaid, containing about i8O
acres, of which 20 or 80 acres are marsh,
that may be reclsmed at an inconsidera-
BILE expepce. There are on The land the
! necessary buildings for those employed IN
! ouarryiug and an excellent wharf, whence
the scows take the stone add deliver 1t or
board the vessels. This tract contains
, some valuable stone.
! Possession of the aforementioned mill
! and tracts of land can be given immedi-
} ateIy after the sale. They will be shewn,
and information respecting them will be
! given by WILLIAM BRENT, Jr. Esq.
I and Capt. WILLIAM FORD, who reside
near them.
Under the provisions of the same deed,
will also be offered for sale. in like man.
ner, end upon like terms. on the premises
on Wednesday. be 29d day Of January
next. that valuable and commodious dwell
ling bousp and one acre lot alta ched here
TO, in the town OF Alexandra. which are
now occupied by Mrs LEE, and were
; formerly he property Of " illiam h. Fitz.
hugh. Esq. Also Vol OF Is acres OF land
adjacent TO said town, aud formerly the
property of the same gentleman. The
house IS situated in q most healthy part ut
! Alexandra. and is considered TO be, in
every respect equal to any in it for the re-
silence of private family. The lot OF
| IS acres 70 div ded from The iarn of Hugh
! Smith, Esq. by The old Lessburg road, and
a small stream passes through it. The
greater par of il is capable of making
good meadow.
fuFtDeT particulars WIZ ue Haue hHo"u
on the days of sale, or before, upon APP
plicatIon 10 the subscriber. Of course
such tile only as is conveyed by said deed
to the trustees, will be conveyed by them
| TO the purchasers.
JOHN MACRAE,
Acting Trustee.
assent TO the foregoing sales.
WM. BRENT, Jr.
pThe above property is
DOW offered for sale by private contract, in
pursuance Of the provisions OF the trust
deeds Communications respecting it, ad.
dressed to the subscriber, at Dumfries,
Va will be promptly attended to.
JOHN MACRAE,