Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-22
Il Valuable Mill,

and i,s appurtenaDces, and 500 acres az
land attached thereto, will be offered Tor
sale. either together OF separately, at pub.
lie auction. on the premises, on WsDsgs.
nsY, the 29th lay Of January, 1898.
THIS estate lies in the county CT Stafford,
in The state OF Virginia, aud 20 miles iron
fredericksburg. The MiII.house is well
constructed of (:ees,one, taken from The
adjacent land; luns two pairs Of stone and
has Evans Improvements. The mill stream
is remarkable for its constancy during iha
greatest drougi:s, and from hi. adva0-
taye toe Mill affords eytrao-d nary prcfl,
in DRY seasons. The dwelling house re,,
the mill, Is spacious; and with some re.
pairs, would accommodate large family
Ii has been, and is still, On excellent stand
tor a retail store. Abou; one SIKH OF the
land is opened; the rest is IN wood, suited
to the market OF the District OF Columbia.
aud is distant from mile 10 a mle and =
bali from the river Potomac. A lucrative
business has been carried on in The trans.
portation OF wood from this land 10 he
market of the district; and, i, is believed
that. under the management of iudci.
Gus person, the proceeds oi that aliicIe
alone would pay the purchase money OF
the land As this valuable estate must be
sold speedily 10 accomplish The objects o;
the trust, great bargain may be had in
it; and. an this account, and from lis pru.
ductveness, an extraordinary opportunity
is offered for the profitable Investment Of
money The following will be The terms
of sale viz: one fourth OF the purchase
money TO be paid IN hand, the residue 10
be payable ia three equal annual install.
ments, bearing interest from the day o.:
sale, and to be secured By bonds. With
approved sureties, and deed O. trus, I'd.
on The property
Under the provisions of The same deed.
will also be offered Tor sale in like man.
Der, and upon like terms, upon Tue premi.
SEES, on Thursday the 3Uth day OF Janua.
ry next, tract of Quarry Land, lying on
the navigable water OF Aqua Creek, iu
the county aforesaid, containing about 100
acres OF which 70 or 80 acres are marsh,
that may be reclaimed at an iucOnsidera-
BILE expence. There are on the land tue
necessary buildings for those employed in
quarrying and an excellent wharf, whence
the scows take The stone and deliver il OF
board The vessels. This tract contains
some valuable stone.
Possession OF The aforementioned mill
and tracts OF land can'be given innedi.
a,ely after the sale. They will he sbewn,
and intOrua'lCn respecting them will be
gwen by WILLIAM BkENT, j. Esq.
and Capt. WILLIAM FORD, who reside
near them.
Under the provisions Of the same deed,
will also be offered for sale, in like nan
ner and upoo like terms, on toe premises
on Wednesday. .te S2d day of January
next, that valuable and cOmmodious dwell
ling house and one acre lot attached there
10, in the town of Alexandra, which are
now occupied by Mrs LEE, and were
formerly the property OF William h. Fi'z.
hugh, Esq. Also Iot OF &c scrts Of land
adjacent TO said town, and formerly the
property of the same gentleman. The
house is situated in mos healthy part Of
Alexandra, and is considered 10 be, IN
every respect equal to any in il Tor the re-.
sdence OF private family. The Tot Of
l6 acres ls divided from toe iarm OF Hugh
Smith, Esq. by the old LeesbuIg road, and
small stream passes through il. The
greater part of j, is capable oil making
good meadow.
Further particulars will be made knoWr
on the days of sale, or before, upon ap'
plication 10 the subscriber. Of course
such title only as is conveyed by SAID Geea
to the trustees, will be conveyed by them
to the purchasers. .,,,
JOHN MACRAE,
Acting Trustee
Iassent to the foregoing sales;
WIN. BRENT, IT.
pThe above property Is
now offered for sale by private CONTRACT 10
pursuance of the provisions OF The trust
deeds. Communications respecting II, sH'
dressed 10 the subscriber, at DumlrIes'
Va. will be promptly attended 70;
Acting Trustee.
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