Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-30
Valuable Estate at auction.

"a N pursuance of the directions of the last will
Il of Archibald Stuart, deceased, the subscribers
will offer at public sale, Monday, the 5th day
of November next, (beng the first day of the Nov.
Court for Rockbridge county,) before the Eagle
Tavern, In the town of Lexington, large and a.
luable Farm and Merchant Mil, on Carrs Creek.
III the county of Rockbridge. This Estate lies on
the highway from Covngton and Bath to licking
ton, and is distant miles from the latter
place, and or miles from the North Rivor, q
navigable branch of the James
The Farm, with an addition of 80 acres Of timber
land, which has recently been made 10 it, contains
near 500 acres, large portion of which is of gu
perior quality. Two hundred are cleared,
and arc now in good state of cultvaion and there
Is also a sufficient quantity of meadow all of which
can be watered without difficulty. The cleared
land is SO situated that it can he divided into ten
fields, with running water in each. The improve
mems are comfortable frame Farm House, with
all necessary out-houses, Orchard, an excellent
new Barn, large Merchant Mill lately built, with
two pair of stones, and fall Of probably 25 feet
The mill-hOuss is three stories high, and large O.
nough to contain 10000 bushels Of wheat
The situation of this Estate, independent Of ito
fertility, adds greatly to it's valse 1t is at
venient distance from three manufactures of irons
and from Lexington and Washir gton College, and
affords an excelleutsstand for Country Store. The
subscribers wodd particularly recommend it to the
attention OF gentlemen who would wish to attain
an eligible country residence, possessing all the
advantages of fertility of soil, salubrty of climate,
and an excellent ncighborhood, and some cri-
terton of lis value, they would add that since it has
been the property OF their testater, it has never
even when the price of every species of produce
was most depressed, rented for less than $500 per
anmunl.
The Mill is leased to Mr. Daniel Ruth and
the Farm TO the Messrs Harpers, by whom the
property will be shown to any one wishing to pur
chase. It is believed there is not a shadow Of
doubt as to the ttle and it is unimcumbered by
any claim ofdower, but the Executors will convey
only such title as is vested in them by the will Of
their testator.
Possession Of the Farm will be given the first
of March next, and of the Mill in May, but the los-
see of the Farm will be allowed the privilege Of So
curing the crops which he puts in this fall
The terms of sale will be one fourth in hand, or
at all events by the first Of January 1882 with in
terest from time Of SALE at the election Of tho pur
chaser, and the residue will be divided into three
equal insialrnents, payable in one, two and :hres
years from the date Of sale, free of interest the
purchaser will also have the privilege of paying up
the deferred instruments and having the interest
such anticipated payments discounted. lien
tho property undoubtod personal secdrty will
be required Of the purchaser.
ELEANOR STUART, ExccutriI,
GERARD b. STUART,(
ALEX. Fl. Fl. STUART, DNecu'0fS
sep Ie-IawtIN of Archibald Stuart deed
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