Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-09
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i reside in the county Of Powha;an, on the
Appomaox River about lhiry-lour miles from
Richmond, adjoining the lants Of Dr. AbncE
Crump, and others, containing about nine hun
dred acres with al the necessary buildings for
farming purposes and the comfortable residence
OF gcntleman's family.
The ucighboriood affords a COED society as any
part OF the Stale The locality IS very healthy
The farm abounds in great number OF excellent
springs, and is well supplied with fruit oil most
kinds-it has been worked for some years in a
iiyc-ield system, and is now Ill an improving
condilon-most of it has been covered and
wherever Plaster OF Paris has beer applied, ma
niieSt advantage has been observed. will show
il TO anv one wishing to look at it, and mako
known the TENS which will he on time, il de-
sired BENZ. l.. MEADE.
May 7 lli-2awlm&w2m
NOR SALE-FREsCATI l.lc the seat of
i Judge Barbour, deceased. Inns Estate COM
b;ncs, perhaps more advantages man any ever
offered for sale, being fertile i'll son, SiiuhrouS in
climate, (no epidemic having occurred within the
recollection OF the Undersigned fer AZ Yeas and
the society in its vicinity being equal perhaps, 10
any in Virginia. There IRE in this Estate about
1900 acres Of Land. Of which one thiri is cover
ell with timber of The best kintis viz locust. chest
nut, hickory, oak and pine. Nearly ailthe fence
ing on The lsrn is ont I'll locust ana chestnut clo-
yer and plaster have been used Oh lhi> Etate Tor
% wears with decided advantage, ard all oi Tie
fields. with the exception fwhgt has been plough
cliorcom and tobacco, are now IN cover. tiS"eli
adap,cd 10 the growth Oh corn, wheat nd tobacco
| have n memorandum which shows. that from
this estate. and snail farm cultivated in con-
junction with il. there was sold, in incycar ls2S,
Il 80 worth OF tobacco IL lies amidst the South
y.c>t Mountains, whose soil has acquired dc>er-
we'd celebrity is beautifully undulatirs. without
being steep. and il within five and hall miles OF
the Railroad Depot near GorlonSyil'c Orange,
eipht miles from Orange Courthouse, ard about
FIVE miles from Barboursvie. One may brcak-
fast al Frescali nj the usual hour, and, taking
passage by the cars, reach the city of Richmond
between i and o'clock, p. NJ.
Ii is very we'll watcrcd, there being al least
thirty pure springs on ii. There Gre two never
failing streams ol water, running nearly parallel,
through The whole width OF the Farm, between
which is situated the Dwelling House, Oh al
cmiEcncc On one OF these sig, ar.s. is meadow
along is whole cngth-oa the I'll CT is most va
halle G,st Mil. with Il wheel O. seventeen fec,
diameter. The Dwelling House is OF brick,
large, commodious, and elegant |. has passage
twelve feet in width with an arch i'll the GENRE,
and handsome cornicc. There are two rooms on
each side nj the passage twcnty-one feet square.
The partition walls. which are of brick, run
from the basement 10 the Top. and divide the house
into twelve rooms The plasiering is done with
Plaster of Paris. The ceiling and cornice OF
the drawing room are highly onamentsd, anG
the root is of lin Ii was erected hv the Foreign
workmcn who assisted in erecting The Buildings
al the University of Virginia. All Of t!a build
ines have been erected within The last twenty-five
wears. look we'll and The interior OF the dwelling
b.o, info f,y
a >kilil Painter 1t has a pcdiment lorco i'll
front with large and lofty columns anda piazza
in the rear, the whole length Of tie house. with
six succeed columns. Ia The yald is 2 well OF
delightful water. with patent pump itrer'cd.
The oihcrbuilding> area large Brick Kitchen.
with Two rooms below. and two aboyc-a meat
housc-a store houSc. with room above for ap-
ples. and one for lccs-an ice house, cube Of
twenty fect-a carriage house, large enough to
contain three carriages-houSes Tor servants, and
barns. stables tobacco houses, ovcr>eer's house,
&c, in good order. "A brick wall cncloSes nearly
two acres of the hest soil in which grow The finest
fruits. such as the several kinds OF Plums. The
Fig. the Grape. of which there are several hun
drc,l vines %! the best kinds; also, three kinds o
the best Strawberries, and seven beds oil Aspara-
gus. The Orchard contains several Kinds oil thc
best Apples Peaches and Pears. The Cherry
crows spontaneously on the mountain. Tine
terms Of sale ale as follows viz Onc-ihirtl 81 The
purchase money 10 be paid in cash, credit OF
twelve months on the second raymeni--and il is
wished that the purchaser should retain. during
the life OF the subscriber, or during her pleasure
sixteen thousand. six hundred and sixty-scven
dollars, paying puactuay the interest thereon
semi-anmually, beginning eighteen months after
the day Of salc-thc principal and interest To he
secured BY Il Deed Of Trust on tie land, and by
bond with apErc ed persona! security.
r. An mti>puicdtitlc can !e conveyed
As is presumed no one from distance would
ike To visit il duringihe succeeding two or three
months. my son, Mr. 5 Barbonr, will take plea
sure in showing il 10 any one. =,
81 Letters Of inquiry about his property, VIII
be addressed, post paid, to the subscriber, or to
Mr.. S. Barbour GotionsviIle. Orange county,
Virginia. FRANCES r. BARBOUR.
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