Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-06
FREsCATI, STILL FOR SALE.

khiNU ANXIOUS 70 equalze the property Of
- 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-
vaptages than any ever offered for sale being fer
ille IN soil. salubrious in climate, Ono epidemic
having occurred within The recollection OF the
undersigned tor 40 years,) and The society in its
vicinity being equal, perhaps, 10 any in Virginia
There are in this Estate about 1900 acres OF
Land, OF which one-third is covered with timber
OF the best kinds, viz locust, chestnut, hickory
oak and pine. Nearly all the fencing on ,he
farm is out OF locust and chestnut. Glover and
plaster have been used on this Estate for 20 years
with decided advantage, and all OF the fields, with
The exception OF what has been plouched Tor corn
and tobacco, are now in clover II is we'll adapt
ed 10 the growth OF corn, wheat and tobacco
nave 4 memorandum which shows, that from
this estate, and small farm cultivated in con
junction with II, there was Sold in the wear 1879,
81 $40 worth OF tobacco. Il lies amids, The South
west Mountains, whose soil has acquired desery-
cd celebrity; is beautifully undulaling, without
being steep, and is within FIVE and hall miles
OF The Railroad Depo, near Gonionsyillt, Orange,
eieh, miles from Orange courthouse and abou,
i've miles from Barhoursvie. One NAV break
last a, Frescati at the usual hour, and, taking pas
sage BY the cars, reach the city OF Richmond be-
ween and O'Clock, p. NJ.
It is very we'll 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 lis whole lenetf-on the other is most
valuable Gri>l Mill with wheel of seventeen
feet diameter. The Dwelling House is Of brick
! large, commodious and elegant. 1t has passage
twelve feet in width, witt! an arch in The centre,
+, and handsome cornice. There are two rooms
on each side OF the passage, twenty feet
square. The PARTITION walls. which are of brick
run from the basement 10 the top. and divide the
house into twelve rooms. The plaslerins is done
with Plaster OF Paris. The ceiling and cornice
OF The drawing room are highly ornamented, and
the roof OF lin. II was erected BY The Foreign
workmen, who assisted in erecting the buildings
al The University OF Virginia. All Of The build
ines have been erected within The last twenty
Two wears. look we'll and the interior Of the dwell
ling house has been rc.pain'ed, within lew
wears hy a skilfnl painter II has 4 pedment por-
i;co in front, with large and lofty columns and
piazza in The rear, the whole length oilhe house,
with six succeed columns. In the yard is well
Of delis htfu water, with patent pump inserted
The other buildings area large brick kiich-
/ en- with two rooms below, and two abore--a
I meat house-a store house-an ice house, cube
! of twenty feet-a carriage mousse large enough 10
contain three carrages-houses for servants, and
I barns, stables, tobacco houses, overseets honse,
/ &c, in good order A brick wall encloses near
IL Two acres OF The best SOIL in which grow the
fines, fruits, such as The several kinds OF Plums,
the Fig, the Grape, OF which there are several
hundred vines Of the best kinds; also three kinds
OF the bes, trawberIies. and seven beds Of Aspa-
ragus. 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;
4 s or $1,000 will be required as first payment;
the remainder in l. and 3years, without inter
est; The payment OF which is 10 be secured BY
bond with approved personal security, and deed
OF trust the property; and al hongh the deferred
payments will be payable in |, , and 3years, the
purchaser by paying The interest punctualy once
year, may, if he wishes il, receive liberal in
diligence on the largest part Of the purchase mo-
ney, as that will I've retained by me for my own
use during life Possession will be given at any
time, provided satisfactory allowance be made
TOR the growing crop. An unaispuled lille can be
conveyed My Post oflice is Gordonsvillc
Orange county, Vircinia:
April - cts FRANCES T. BARBOUR.