Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-01

ESIiE subscriber wishing TO move 10 some town, f0I
II the purpose of educating a numerous family OF
young children offers for sale the valuable Farm on
which he resides in the county of King George, and
State of Virginia, containing BY recent survey and al
lottery of large tract,
GIG Acres.
living on and boundeS by the river Potomac, so miles
from the District of Columbia, and 20 from Freder-
icksburg Among the innumerable advantages pos
sesscd BY this estate, some few here enumerated,
wits peculiar heahness; ITS adaptation to the
growth of all kinds of grain, grasses, cotton tobacco
&c; its compact situation, beng an oborg square, up
wards of mile in length, and about mile IN breadth,
without any public road passing through If; the num-
Der vi small streams by which it's abundan,iy wafer
ed, the sources of which springs of pure water
the neiglborhood, admitted by both inhabitants and
visitors be equal, if not superior to any, for hosp
taly, gentty, and friendly intercourse The I'M
prov ements consist of 4 substantial
Exx1 Dwelling House, "A by So feet,
ia with 6 rooms, fret place in each, pas
EN- sage through the centre, convenient clos.
@R2Gia cts, cellars &c. (sltuated on an eInlnence
about / oil mile from the river, commanding beau.
tiful and extensive view Of the same il kitchen smoke
houses dary pigeou-houSe, well stocked; granares;
cornhouses stables for q horses; overseers house,
with orick chimney, &C. Sc.-in fine, every house ne
cessary on farm, most OF which have been recently
erected, and ali in excellent repair; the yard ard gar
den neatly and substantially enclosed, and toerable
orchard The soil is red clay foundation, with a
for wheat too stiff for corn. AS TO ITS face, the
greater part is level, rolling, some hilly, With
a good portion Of fine low grounds, or meadow land,
ali reclaimed. The mode Of p!oughng praetIsed at
present, g. e. horizontally renders the billy lands rs
easily cultivated as the level; and prevents washing
into gues AS to the arrangement, the open land
about $50 acres is divided into fields, snd sub divd
ed into 6or for the convenience OF partial pasturage
sgfsx The balance is in Wood and Timber,
10y Of various descriptions. lie fencing both
ETss outer and division, is principally Of locust,
~ cedar and chestnut, the most durable timber
The RIVER for more than mile III extent, affords bold
water and beautiful! sand beach, from to 50 feet
wide on Which profitable winter, spIing End summer
fsheT1es may be established 10 any extent des'redi
the bank for to that distance is an ineAhaustibe
body of first quality shell marie easily placed on the
surface the good effects of which have been satistac-
torily tested on all kinds OF crops There has Been
seeded this fall the usual quantity OF small grain
Another material advantage not mentioned above, IS
the great facility with Which produce can be convey
ed to any market offering the hes, prices and the mo-
derate charge for conveying the same to VIZ, TO any
part Of the Dstric, Of Columbia, Baltimore or Norfolk,
TO q cents per bushel; Richmond, Philadelphia or
New.York 6to cents. II may not be amiss to state,
tha, in anticipation of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal being constructed that property Oh the Potomac,
as in the District has advan led considerably IN price,
and must continue rise Opportunities are offered
day by day in steamboats, and other ysssels, to visit
Washington, which is short and pleasant trip.
This property is offered at moderate price, and
on accommodating terms, or wall be exchanged tor
Stock in any Of the Banksof Virginia, the District OF
Columbia or Baltimore, negroes or bonds due by re-
snonsible debtors BENJAMIN GRYMES.
Somerset Ncy. %, 1927.
P.s. Any communication by letter, directed to
Hampstead Post Office, Va. will be promptly attend
ed to. b.e'
nov 23-1awH