The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-14
MELROsE FARM FOR SALLY, NEAR WASH
INGTON CITY, nc

THE undersigned offers for sale his Farm lying north II
Il the city Of Washington about hours drive and dis
tant from the railroad two hundred rods The house
occupied by him upon Ia nearly new built wood paint
ed white, and blinds 10 all the windows Of main part IL IL
built cottage style with front hall 10 by " feet with fine
portco In front The hall II 10 by 10 feet including
the stairs Windows In main part 10 lights 10 by II inch
e Stoop In the Of main part by - feet Front
hack parlors l6 feet square with folding doors and
door window opening from back paror upon the back
The entire dwelling contains 10 rooms and 10 closets cloth
presses &c. Near the dwelling IL milk house about
% feet square stories with stone basem properly
ranged with shelves and ventilated pastrng Ad
brick floor upper story used for various farming
Corn house lb by 2b feet with an upper door also bal
ment built Of stone capable OF holding 1000 bushels pot
toes There some so ornamental trees shrubs vines
bushes, &c, by the house with fine summer arbr
Tin and cutters around the entire dwelling The ~
IL 2 by IS feet exclusive shed stable and carriage roo
and Is In good condition for this region,
The contains 1870 - Of land on the road lend
ing from the Capitol 10 Blsdeusburg and north OF said
lage mile, being just six miles from the Capitol and
excellent road at all seasons Of the The fb
Is watered by three living spring brooks Land rolling
has eastery and southern inclination There Is about ~
Of beautiful meadow land and 40 Of wood
The wood land contains chestnut timber Of hue growth SUD
hcient 10 fence the farm when required Only 55
now In crops 100 acres can be TILED Since the deat
Of Judge Dorsey Of Maryland (ShO formerly owned and
cuped ~ II has not been properly titled and now only
requires he attention and Of practical North
er farmer TO make II one OF the very hnest and most profit
able In the country. double log house. comfortably
built and suitable for hired help Ia situated about ~ b.
from the main dwelling between which and the barn
Of the spring brooks above named There tbTs
plaster mills and many Touring mills within mile
half the Two Of the mills the beWe
the farm and the city About IS rods from the houie the
Is excellent spring Of mineral water and at Badensbn
Zone mile these IL mineral spring which In medicinal
tue rivals the celebrated fauquier white sulphur Sat
toga Itself The fruit trees principally taken from the
Flushing Garden prince Il Sons Long Island New YoTkD
and as follows, 10 wit:
300 peach choicest variety early and late MI bearu
300 apple do. do. do
y pear trees choicest variety part dwarf and nearly
bearing.
I5 ounce trees, very fine, ami part hearing
30 cherry trees embracing Black Iartaan Mayduks ca
necarine trees very fine large fruit and all bearing
n anrieOt do do
20 grape vines Georgia sweet water aud IsAbea.
~ plum trees embracing the 3ulnar, oldeh Egg, SugLr
Green Gage, 40
.Arge bearing black mulberry, frut very ane.
90 20 Is locust trees large size and coo small reay
10 transplant
% Of Of strawberries part Hovsys seedlings S
bushels sold AZ the city market last year,
very fine, large asparagus bed
The land IL natural 10 clover and timothy grass TIE
farm Is under poor culture 10 Northern eye IL he
been pOughed four inches IN depth
age but II IL all good land 90 reclaim and lying H.
does within hours drive Of Washington city, with mf
and proper management farm which IN three years
time will readily &75 per Any person de 4
ring make inquiry IN regard 10 II would refer to rr
Daniel Leo IN eharge Of the agricultural department Of
the United States Patent Once who s acquainted with tins
premises
purchaser presents himself bere the first day OF Cs-
tobsr next II can be bought for O Letters will reah
me directed ~ Warrington city, y, q
July 3-ifsowtf DEWITT e. LAwRENCE