Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-11
FRESCATI. STILL FOR SALE.

hEStA i, - ILL TOh CALI.
DEING anxious 10 equalize The property Of
ID my children and 10 disencumber myself
from the weight Of care and trouble consequent
on such an estate, again offer this desirable
Farm for sale. 1t combines, perhaps, more ad-
yantages than any ever offered for sale, being fer
tile in soil. salubrious in climate, (no epidemic
having occurred within the recollection Of The
undersigned for 40 years,) and the society in its
vicinity being equal, perhaps, 10 any in Virginia.
There are in this Estate about 800 acres CT
Land, Of which one-ihird is corered with timber
of the best kinds, viz: locust, chestnut, hickory,
oak and pine. Nearly all the fencing on the
farm is out OF locust and chestnut. Glover and
plaster have been used on this Estate Tor 20 years
with decided advantage and all Of the fields, with
the exception OF what has been ploushed for corn
and tobacco, are now in clover. II is well adapt
ed 10 the growth of corn, wheat and tobacco
have memorandum which shows, that from
this estate, and a small farm cultivated in con-
junction with it, there was sold, in the year 1923,
81 $40 worth OF tobacco. lilies amidst the South
west Mountains, whose soil has acquired deserv-
ed celebrity is beautifully undulating, without
being steep, and is within FIVE and half miles
OF the Railroad Depo; near Gordonsville Orange,
eight miles from Orange courthouse, and about
five miles from Barboursvil,c. One may break
las, al Frescat al The usual hour, and, taking pas
tween and o'clock, P. NJ.
II IS very well watered, there being al least
thirty 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, on an
eminence. On one Of these streams is a meadow,
along its whole length-on the other is a most
valuable Grsi Mill, with wheel Of seventeen
feet diameter. The Dwelling House is of brick,
large, commodious and elegant II has passage
twelve feel in width, with an arch in the centre,
and handsome cornice. There are two rooms
on each side OF the passage, twenty-one feet
square. The partition walls, which are Of bSck
run from the bascinen, TO the top, and divide the
house into twelve rooms. The plas,ering is done
With Plaster of Paris. The ceiling and cornice
Of The drawing room are highly o!namented, and
the roofis OF lin. ], was erected BY the Foreign
wotkmeI, who assisted in erecting The buildings
al the University Of Virginia. AL Of The build
inss have been erected within the last twenty
two years look WE'LL and the interior OF The dwell
ling house has been re-painied within few
years hy skillul painter. i has pediment por-
lico in front, with large and lofty columns, and
piazza in the rear, the whole length of The house,
with six succeed columns. In the yard is a well
OF delightful water, with patent pump inserted.
The other buildings area large brick kitch-
meat bouse-a store house-an ice house, cube
of twenty iee,-a carriage house, large enough 10
contain three carriages-houses for servants, and
barns, stables tobacco houses, overseeTS house,
&C., in good order. A brick wall encloses near.
Is two acres OF The bes, soil, in which grow The
fines, fruits. such as The several kinds OF Pums,
The Fig, the Grape, of which there are several
hundred vines OF the best kinds also, three kinds
OF the best Strawberries, and seven beds OF Aspa-
raeus. The Orchard contains several kinds OF
the best Apples. Peaches, and Pears. The Cher
~ grows spontaneously on the mountain.
The terms will be made very accommodating
or 900 will be required as first payment
the remainder in ], , and 3 years, without inter.
est; the payment OF which is 10 be secured by
bond with approved personal security, and deed
Of uust on the property and al hough the deferred
payments will be payable in J. , and 3years, the
purchaser, by paying The interest punctuslly once
year, may, if he wishes it, receive liberal in
diligence on the largest par Of the purchase mo-
ney, as that will be retained By me for my owl
use during life. Possession will be given at any
Time provided satisfactory allowance be made
Tor the growing crop. An undisputsd title can b
conveyed. My Post Office IS Gordoosville
Orange county, Virginia.
! April - cts FRANCES T. BARBOUR.