Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-06
Executors sale
OF VALUABLE REAL AND PERSONAL
ID 81 u

BURG ANO COUNTY OF YORK.
Hinder the viii Of Henley Taylor, deceased, will he
~ sold, al public auction, before the Court House
daor al Williamsburg, on MONDAY, the lalh Noven,-
her, lSi9, at O'Clock, NJ, thar valuable Farm lately
occupied by the drcrdent lying In the county OF York
and city aforesaid, contiguous To The College nj VIII
liaEi and Mary, tthe dwelling being wtAn the city
limits, ANA only a fr" hundred yards from The Col
iage,) and estimated tn contain about five hundred
acres less, I'll which about three hundred and
twenty cleared, and IN the highest state Of III.
provemelt. - divided into four fields, of about
seventy EACH and two lots OF twenty each
aad there is within the enclosures aud 10
each field, land sufficient tn Eake each held contain
one hundred acres. Of The meadow land about twenty
five acres have been drained and highly improved,
yielding :he most abundant crops, and ~ acres more
may be drained and improved at small expense. Co.
pious springs waller each neld and lnexhaustee beds
Of the richest mari lie convenient &c each field which,
with The plentiful supply OF manure afforded from the
town. fIresh the means Of eItendin. the present high
degree Of Improvement. The average annual crops
may bs estimated al one thousand Two hundred
bushels OF wheat six hundred barrels Of corn, uai
five hundred bushels Of oats, which may be shipped
TO market BY the York and James rivers from land ngs
within one mile Of the farm The town furnishes
market, At The highest pricSE, for all the surplus fod
der, shucks, straw meats, poultry hntter, eggs, &C
The best evidence of the value Of the farm Is furnished
by the fact That the late proprietor purchased II about
cs years ago, when the land very poor, and
from lhsipronts alone, besides supporting the iam and
his family, has left 40 estate valued al about thirty
thousand dollars. The buildings consist Of comfort
able oldfashiouCd dwelling, containing six or eight
rooms, a.d The Hsun farm houses The wood land The
g,oTtn being principally oak and pinU Is ample for all
the purposes Of the iuTIn and ol hre-wood The ad-
vanta.es Of education offered in Williamsburg oy the
establishment Of academies, male ant female, OF
the hishpsi grade, and the College, now placed upon
a..Iss which 1t Is confidently expected will command
fail SUCCESS, render ta most desirable location for
any person l;2sng children 10 educate. Indeed such
property rarely offered In tn. market. ShUnid a
larger tarm be drstd contiguous lands he bought
al fair price. Persons DESTROYS OF purchasing, arr
invited 10 view the pr The ttc = believed 10
be indisputabe, but the sale aud Conveyance Will be
made under the authority OF l3etestator's VIII
All the personal estate, slaves excepted, consisting
OF Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming lmpl1
ments, 7lccks of Horses. Oxen and Cattle, Crops of
Corn OTIS Fodder Shucks and Straw, VIII re sold n
public auction, on the premises, on TUESDAY, The
iah November ls49 AMI the slaves hired out fer the
residue of the year. and IRON year TO year thereafter
TERMS Of SALE.-Ths land viii be- sold a
credit Of and years, payable IN equal instruments,
with interest from the day Of Eais; tie whole interest
TO be paid annually aEd tnr purchase money 10 &c
cured by bonds win good security, and Trust Deed
on the lAses. a crop of wheat, one hundred and
thirty bashsls will be seeded this Fail for benefit
Of the purchaser for which he will he charged the
usual rate. Possession OF all, except the buildings,
delivered Immediately, and possession OF them at The
end al she year.
The personal property will be sold on credit Of
nths for all sums s20 that amount AMI under
cash. GEO w SOUTHALL, Executor.
Sent al-C2awtds