Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-09-07

mills. Also, another parcel of Land lying on the
water of CAROLS Creek, bounded BY tie lands
Of Ell Alexander, James Monroe, wm. Settle,
and John Watson, and marked on the within
plot as parcels A, b, and c, do ascertain the
same 10 be Thirty Thousand Dollars.
Given under our hands and seals, this 21st
day of March, 1896.
HIMROD BR0MHAM.
JAMES LINDSAY,
JOHN NJ PERRY.
We the undersigned. having examined the
property described in the within plot, in pursn-
auce of the Act of the Assembly of virginia.
passed February, 1926, concerning Thomas
Jefferson. upon our own view TO ascertain the
tair equivalent for the within described proper.
to, living in the county Of Albematle, on the
Rivanna River, adjacent to the town of Milton.
including the seven-tenths of an undivided nn;.
ETY. owned by Thomas Jefferson in Is acres. adj. ,
jacent to and including Mill Seat, to be deli.
yered on the first day of January 1927. do as.
certain the same TO be EIeUen Ihousana F;,s
Hundred Dollars.
Given under our hands and seals, this 2ist
day of March, 1926.
NIMRoD BRoMHAM.
JAMES LINDSAY,
JOHN NJ PERRY.
.7l5emarle County, 70 reit.
This day Ninr0d Bromham, James Lfn2so,.
and JOIN, III Perry, made oath before me. a
Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid.
that the above Certificates are correct.
Given under my hand, this 2lst day of March,
1926. JOHN r. JONES.
This valuation may, perhaps, be thought
high, when compared with even the best pri.
vate houses IN our country. Its outlines win
remove this doubt. The valuers calculated the
number of bricks in the whole buildings. aud
found them to be $50 600, and stone work he.
sides made the whole equivalent to upwards
a million. In the execution of the work nothing
had been spared to give it durability. The roof
is covered with tin, and consequently FIRE proof
There are four spacious Porticos, one in each
front and flank, the external, and the PRINCIPAL
apartments within, (twenty in number, exclu.
sve of the cellars and servants rooms in the
basement story,) are finished in the best man.
ner, and in the chas'est style of ancient archi.
lecture. The offices and their covered WAYS ex.
tend from each flank 200 feet The ground on
which it stands, is an oval lawn, 500 feet in
length, and between two and three acres area.
on the summit OF the hill of Monticello. The
Garden is single terrace on the side oFthe hin.
1000 feet long, and two acres in area. The land
annexed 400 aoies, is of the very best quality
OF upland. The part in cultivation is in good
heart generally. The woodland three .flths of
the whole, is of the most fertile quality of rich.
virgin vegetable mould, heavily timbered, and
from one and half to three miles only distant
from Charlottesville and the University. BE.
sides we'll, sixty. feet deep, furnishing, except
in seasons of drought, fine drinking water.
thete'are two never-failing streams, within con.
venent distance. The buildings are in perfect
repair. For fear of error second estimate
was made, with more care and inquiry, the re.
suit OF which gave $4,000 more--the apprais.
ers, however, determined to abide BY the first,
and to state it rather below than above the real
value. From these fscts any one NAV satisfy
himself as to the estimates.----0-TIh tick.
cts are charged at the Scheme price of $40.
which, although few cents exceeding the
price necessary to equal the first valuation of
the Estates from the above explanations falls
near Sl2 600 short of the actual value of the
property, and will render it somewhat more adj.
vantageous to the heirs of MIR. Jefferson,
=" All letters and orders, enclosing the
cash, (post paid in all cases) for whole tickets
only, will be very promptly attended to by
Ang 3 YATES & MlNTYRE, Riehnond Ia