Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-10
NtMRoD BRONluAM,
JAMES LINDSAY,
JOHN NJ. PERRY.


We, the undersigned, having examined the
property described in the within Mot. in purs,,.
auee If the Act of the Assembly OF Virginia,
passed February, 1926 concerning Thomas
Jefferson, upon our own view to ascertain the
sair equivalent for the within described proper.
TO, lying IN the county OF Albemarle, on the
Riysnna River, adjacent TO the toxin Of Milton,
including the seventenshs of an undivided moi
ely owned BY Thomas Jefferson in Is acres, al
jacent to and including a Mill seat, 60 be deli
vsred on the frs, day of January 1927, do AS.
certain the same to be Elepen IHousss,d FIR
Hundred Dsilars.
Given under our hands and seals, this 2isr
Gay OF March, 1896.
NiNiPoD BRoMRAA,
JAMES LINDSAY,
JOHN NJ PERRY
.9lbemarir County, 70 pcit;
This dsy Nimrod Bro,nadm. James Lindsa,,.
and John III. Perry, made oaih before me. u
Justice of the pesee tor the County aforesaid
that the above Certificates are correct
Given under my hand. this eist day Of March,
1896 JOHN r., JONES
This valuation may, perhaps, be though,
nigh. when compared with even the best pri-
vate houses in our country. Its outlines will
remove this doubt. The vaIucrs calculated The
number of bricks in the whole buildings, and
found them to be 10000, and stone work be.
sides made the whole equivalent to upwards Of
million. In the execution Of the %ork nothing
bad been spared to give it durability. The rooi
"a 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
sivc OF the cellars and servants rooms in the
basement story,) are finished in the best man
ner, and in the chas'est style u ancient srch
lecture. The offices and their covered ways ex
tend from each flank 900 feet. The ground on
which 1t stands, is an oval lawn, $50 feet ia
length, and between two and three acres area,
on the summit OF the Hill Of Monticello Tho
Garden is a single terrace on the side oftfg hill,
1000 feet long, and two acres IN ares. The land
annexed. a09 aci es, is of the very best quality
OF upland. The pari in cultiyationsis in good
heart generally. The woodland three.fiitbs o.
the whole, is of the most fertile quality OF nch
virgin vegetable mould, heavily numbered, ant
from one and half TO three miles only distan
from Charlottesville and the University. he
sides well, sixty feet deep, furnishing exeep
in seasons of drought, fine drinking water
there are two never-fsiling streams, within con
venient distance. The buildings are in perfec
repair. For fear of error second estimate
WAS made. with more care and inquiry, the re
suit OF which gave S14.600 the apprsis
ers, however, determined to abide by the first
and TO state it rather below than above the real
value From these facts any one may satisfy
himself as to the estimates. The tick
cts are charged at the Scheme price OF $40
which, although a few cents exceeding the
price necessary to equal the first valuation o
The Estates from the above explanations falls
near S19, 800 short OF the actual value OF the
properly, and will render il some what more ad
yantageous 10 the heirs of Mr.. Jefferson.
- All letters and orders, enclosing ih'
cash, (post paid in all csses) for whole ticket
only, will be very promptly attended 10 by
Aug 8 YATES & M'fNTYRE, Richmond. "