Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-26
1,oR SALE-FREsCATl, late the seat OF

NOR SAI.E-FRESCATi, late the seat OF
+ lnj-, Barbour, deceased. This Estate COM
$40, rsrhapS. more advantages than any ever
i.-. .5r sale being fertile in soil, salubrouS in
ca.m- r. mo cai3emic having occurred within the
,.,.9lcron a! Inc undersigned Tor 10 ycars, and
me >,,., II IL vicinity being equal, perhaps, 10
.rv +. lrgna There @rc i'll this Estate about
so acr.> Of Land. OF wnich one third Is cover
,g, timber of .Ae best kinds viz: locust chest
,r, a.ckory, oak ANA pine. Nearly al! the fence
;ro ~, the farm i on ut locust ana chestnut clio
,- IN! plaster have been used on this Estate for
n ;ears with decided advantage, and all OF the
NILS. with the exception otwhat has been plough
,;,3~corn ana tobacco, are now in clover. ltiSwell
9lar.d 10 the growth OF corn, wheat an9 tobacco.
have n memorandum which shows, that from
.tis estate and small farm cultivated IL con-
aac'on whit. there was sold, in the year lS2S,
i 80 worth OF tobacco II lies amidst the South
v-.l Mountains, whose soil has acquired deser-
r q, e5ri,y; is beautifully undula;ing, without
IN. steep. and is within i've and half miles OF
:, .,aiiroad Depo, near Go.tionsri!le, Orange,
e'.at MIA from Orange Courthouse, and about
sr. niles from Rarbonrsvilc. One may break
,>. a, Fre>cali al the usual hour, and, taking
!a>>ag, bv the ears, reach the city OF Richmond
e:peen 1 and 5 o'clock, p. VI.
is very we'll watered, there being al least
aling streams OF water, running nearly parallel
.iough the whole width of the Farm, between
which is situated the Dwelling House, on an
.minencc. On one of these streams, is q meadow
along is whole length-on the other is most va
liable Gris; Mill, with wheel OF seventeen feet
diameter The Dwelling House is of brick,
large. coamoiious, and elegant Il has a passage
.yc4e lee; in With, with an arch in the Gentle,
and handsome cornicc. There are two rooms ON
each SIDE OF the passage, twenty-onc ieet square.
'rae PARTITION walls, wiiick are OF brick, run
iron tie basement 10 the top, and divide The house
mo ,w.lye rooms. The plas,crins is done with
Plaster Of Paris The ceiling and cornice OF
The IN wing room are highly ornamenied, and
tie laoi is aI til. Ii was erected by The Foreign
worsnen. who assisted in erecting the buildings
:, The University Of Virginia. All OF the build
inss have Lcen erected within the last twenty-five
wears. look we'll, ana the interior VI the dwelling
house mas been rc-palnied, within few years, BY
Sliilu| Painter II has pediment portlco IN
from. with large an! lofty columns, ana 4 piazza
in the rear the who.c length of the house, with
tx succeed columns, In the yard is well OF
teich'i.. water. with patent pump inserted.
The other buildings are-a large Brick Kitchen,
with two rooms below, anil two ahove-a meat
:JUss-; store house, with ioom above Tor ap-
p..- ard one for bees-an ice house, cube o!
r.at.' iee.-a carriage house, large enough 10
contain three carriares-houSeS Tor servants, and
barns. stables. tobacco houses, over>ecrs house,
e., III go,.! order A brick wall encloseS nearly
no acres 81 the best SOIL in which grow the hnesl
,rli,s. sch as the several kinds of PlumS the
Zig the Grape. OF which there are several hun
&C.! vines OF the best kinds; also, three kinds Of
ne test Strawberries. and seven beds OF Aspara-
gus. The Orchar, contains several kinds oi th'
~, .i2pies, Peac!ES, and Pears. The Cherry
s-1ws SpoatancouS" on the mountain. The
,sfas oi sale are as follows, viz: One-,hird OF The
Purchase money to be paid in cash, a credit OF
;gelyc months on the second payment-and II Is
wished that the purchaser should retain. curing
iha life of the subscriber, OF during her pleasure
sixteen thousand, six hundred and sixty-scver
dollars, paving panctua!!y the Interest thereon
semi.annaa!lv. beginning eighteen months after
tte day of sale-,hc principal and ineres, 10 be
secured hy a Deed Of. Trust on the land, and by
bond, with approved personal security.
r. An undisputed title can Ike conveyed.
Asst is presumed no one from distance woulC
Ike - visit ii during the succeeding two or three
months. nv son. Mr. S. Barbour, will take plea
sure in showing it 10 any one.
81. Letters of inquiry about this property, vii
L. addressed, post paid, TO the subscriber, or Il
NJ 5. Barbour, Gordonsville. Orange county
Virginia. FRANCES L. BARBOUR.
H. IN SS-wtf