Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-11
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W. Il. MASON.
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nor SALE-FRESCATl, lalc the seat of
i Judge Barbour. deceased. This Estate com
bineS, perhaps more advantages than any ever
Offered Tor sale, being fertile in SOIL Salu:,rous IN
climate. no epidemic having occurred within the
recollection OF The Undersigned icr I'D years. and
the society in It's vicinity being cqiial perhaps, To
anc in Virginia There are in this Estate about
500 acres OF Land. OF which one third is cover
e. with timber of tl,c bcs, kinds. viz: iocu> chest
mi. hickorr. oak and pine Nearly all III" fence
Ing on tic farm is olii Of lacust and chestnut clo
yer AMI plaster have been u.cd 81 this Estate for
- years with decided advantage and all OF the
iich', with In, exception ciwhat has been loa:!i-
eli lJr corn and tobacco. arcnOwi2 clover. fiSWe!l
adapted 10 The growth of corn. wheat and tobacco.
| have Il memorandum whic! shows, that from
this estate. ana a small farm cultivated in con-
junction with il. there WIS SOLD. in tire year t'2S.
3l.3l0 worth Of tobacco 1t lies amidst the South
west Mountains. whose soil has acquired dcSer-
we'd celebrity; r. beautifully rndulaiing. without
being steep and is within iIrc ana iiil miles OF
the Railroad Depot rear Gondon>vl!le, Orange,
Ugh. miles from Orange Conri-hou>c, and about
FIVE miles from Barboa:sTillc. One may break
fast al Ercscati at the usual hour. and. taking
passage bv the cars, reach Inc citt OF Richmond
between and o'clock. 7. NJ.
thirty pure springs on it, 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, on IN
emincncc On one of these Streams i meadow
aloa" lis whole lcng.h-on the other i a most va
liable Gri>t Mill. with wheel OF sc"enecn icei
diameter. The Dwelling House Is OF brick,
large. councillors, and elegant. Il has passage
twelve feet in width, with an arch in the centre
and handsome coInice. There are two rooms ON
each side of the passase, twcity-ohe feet square
The partition walls watch arc oil DICK, run
from the basement 10 theiop. and divide lie mouse
into twelve rooms. The plas.eiins is Gone with
Plaster OF Paris The ceiling and cornce OF
the drawing room are highly ornamental ana
the roof is Of tin Il was erected by th" Foreign
wmhmcn. who assisted in erecting the buildings
at The University Of Virginia. All OF The build
i,as have been erected within the last twenty-five
wears. look well. and he interior OF The dwelling
house has fcen re-rain;cd withina few years. by
a skillul Painter. 1t has nedIment rortlco IN
front. with large and lofty columns and piazza
in tb, rear inc whole length vi the house, with
six succeed columns In the yard is a well Of
delightful waier, with patent pump inserted.
The other buildings arc-a large Brick Kitchen,
with two roo,ns below, and two aboyc-a meat
house, sore housc, with a room aboTe for ap-
DleS. ana one Tor nnes-til iCc upt>C, a. ,u't va
twenty tect-a carriage house, large enough to
contain three carriecc HOUSES for servants. ard
harms Stables. tob.cro houses, orersccrs house,
Ec in cool order. \ brick wall cncoscs nearly
w, acres Of Ire best soil in which crow lie finest
fruits. srch IS the several kinds O! Plums the
Flo. the Grape. of which there are >creral hun
drsd vino of the best kinds; also three kinds of
the ba.i Strawberries. and seven beds OF Aspara-
ors The Orchard contains several kinds Of the
best Apples, Peaches, and Pears. The Chcrry
grows spontaneously on tie mountain. The
terms Of sale are as follows. viz Orc-ihrd Of the
purchase money 10 be paid in cash, credit OF
Twelve months on the second paymcn,-and it is
wished that the purchaser should retain, during
the life of the subscriber, or during her pleasure
sixteen thousand six hundred and sixty
dollars, paying puncnally the interest thereon
semi-annaally, beginning eighteen months after
the dav OF sale-tae principal and interest 10 be
secured By a Deed Of Trus. on the land, and by
bond, with approved personal security.
Ky An ,lndiSpu;cd title can he congcyed
As il is presumed no one from distance would
like 10 visit itdiirirg the succeeding TWO or three
months, my son, Mr.. S. Barbour, Will take plea
sure in showing il 10 any one.
~ Letters Of inquiry about this property, will
be addressed, post paid, 10 the subscriber, or TO
Mr.. s. Barbour, Gordonsville. Orange county,
Virginia FRANCES I. BARBOUR.
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