Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-20
NOR sALE-rREscATI late the seat o

/ nor SALE-FRESCATI, late the seat OF
| L Judge Barbour, deceased. This Estate com
! bne>. perhaps, more advantages than any ever
Offered for sale being fertile in soil, s;tlubrioGS in
I clmaic, no epidemic having occurred within the
recollection OF the undersigned for 10 years, and
the society i'll It's vicinity being equal, perhaps, 10
any in Virginia. There are III this Estate about
800 acres Of LAM, OF which one third is cover
cd with timber %! tie best kaGs, viz: locust chest
nut, hickory, oak and pine Nearly all the fence
ing on the farm Is oft OF locust and chestnut clo-
yer and plaster have been used on this Estate Tor
ID years with decided advantage aEd all OF the
| ficG> with The exception OF what has been plough
eli Tor corn and tobacco, now in clover II well
| adapted To the growth of corn wheat and toha Geo
| have a memorandum which shows, that from
this estate, and small farm cultivated in con-
junction whit, there was sold, in the year ISIS
Il $40 worth OF tobacco 1t lies amidst the South
! west Mountains, whose soil has acquired dc>cr-
we'd celebrity; is beautifully unGulating. without
| being steep, and is within five and hair miles OF
/ the Railroad Depot near Gorlon>ylle Orange,
eight miles from Orange Courthouse, and about
| five miles from BalbourSTilc. One may break
! fast at frcscat at the usual hour, and taking
| passage h. the ears, reach the CITY OF Richmond
between and O'Clock p. NJ.
! II is very we'll walercd. there being al least
ihri;. pure springs on il. There are Two never
failing streams OF water, running nearly parallel
through the whole width Of the Farm, between
which is situated the Dwelling House Oh an
emincncc. On one OF these streams is a meadow
along its whole lengih-on the other is a most va
luable Grst Mill, with wheel of seventeen feet
diameter. The Dwelling House is OF brick,
large, co,nmodouS. and elegant. Il has passage
twelve fee, in width, with arch in the Genre,
and handsome cofncc. There are Two rooms on
each side ri the passage, twenty lone feet square.
| The partition walls which are OF brick, run
from The basement 10 the Top and divide The house
into :wclve rooms. The pla>tcrn@ is done with
Pla>tc: of Paris. The ceiling and cornicc oi
the drawing room are highly ornamca.ct. ana
the roof is of Tin. 1t was erected by TIE Foreign
workE.n. vino assisted i'll erecting the buildings
a, the University OF Virginia. Al Of the build
ings have been erected within the last twenty-five
wears. look well and the interior Of the dwelling
house has been re-painrcd, within few years. by
n skiliul Pointer. II ha> a pc!ment portico in
front with large and lofty columns. and piazza
in the rear the whole length q: The huu>c with
six succeed columns. In the yard i well Of
deligh.lu! water. with patent pump inserted.
The oiilcr buildings are large Brick Kitchen.
with iwo rooms below. AMI two ;itove--a meat
hJu>e-a store house. with room above Tor ap-
pes, al:d or" ior bec,-ln lee huG>c. cube ol
tTc.iv ice.--a carriage aoli.... large CROUCH 10
contain li'tt ciTrli G>-GDN>tN Tor StINdill>, did
barns stables, tobacco hou>cs. oYcySccrs house.
g. in g,,od oricr. \ brick wall cacloSes nearly
Two acre OF the best SOIL in which grow ne finest
fruits. such as the several kinds III r.um>. The
Fix thc Grape of winch there arc several hpr
died vines ot the best kinds also. three kinds Of
The hes; Strawberries and seen beds q hspara-
Jus. I'hc Orthanl contains several kinds .: Ia"
bcs, Apples, Peaches, and Pears. Tine CherrT
grow spontaneously on the mountain The
terms OF ,ale are as follows viz: One-hrd 9. the
pHrcla>c money - I've paid in cash. credit n
iwclgo months On the sccund payment: nd il i
wished th2l the purchaser shod rets'n, dn''n1
the lie Of the ,iibs. r5"r. OF durn" her pIeaSIIe
sixteen THOUSAND. SIX hundred and >Xtr-scrcm
dollars, paying punctuaiI;' the interest thereon
sen:-aAlualiy beginning ci",.'e"a iAori'i> "iiei
the dav OF >ac--Ihc principal and iatcre,i IL be
secured bya Deed OF irI:sl on tn land, and by
bond, Win approved personal security.
-. in nr:i>ppii,itle can he conveyed.
ASH /. presumed IL one from distance world
isr 10 y>i, i,durng the succeeding iwo or th7e.,
moath> nv son, Mr. ). Barbour, viii take plea
sure in showing il 10 any one.
a.. Letters I'll inquiry aboutthi> property will
hc addressed post paid, l. the subscriber. or Ia
HIr :. Barbour, GorloaSvi!lc Orau@r county
Vr.inia. FRANCES T. BARBOUR.
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