Delaware State reporter. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1853-1859, 1854-08-18
Valuable Real Estate at Public Sale.
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asaA BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF
Ye;HA1 THE ORPHANS COURT of Kent
County, in the State of Delaware, will be ex-
posed to sale at Public Vendue, on TUESDAY,
the 22d day Of AUGUST next, at 9 O'Clock
p. NJ, at the Hotel of William P. Nickerson,
in Dover, Kent county aforesaid the following
described Real Estate, to wit: Six equal undi-
vided fifteenth parts Of large Farm or Tract
of Land, situated in Little Creek Hundred,
Kent county, and State of Delaware, called the
8 MACOMB FARM" adjoining lands formerly
of Daniel Cowgirl, deceased, lands late of John
Cowgirl, deceased, lands of the Hon. Thomas
Clayton, and other lands, and said to contain
400 acres more or less; the said shares being
the real estate Of the children of Major Nathan
iel Young, and of the children Of Robert
Frame, ESQ.,, deceased.
The terms as prescribed by the court in reIa-
/ ton to the aforesaid shares. are as follows
viz: The purchase money thereof after de-
/ Quoting the expenses of sale, shall be invested
4 for the benefit of the aforesaid minors, and be
secured by bond and mortgage, with surety to
the satisfaction of the Orphans Court afore-
4 said, payable with interest in one year, and
renewable at the pleasure of the said court.
BY permission of the court, the Trustee is
allowed to be bidder at the sale, on an equal
footing with other bidders. Attendance given
by JOSEPH p. COMEGYS, Trustee.
BY order Of the Court, ]. K. JARVIS, Crk.
Dover, July %, 1854.
4 The undersigned will sell, at the same time
and place, the shares of the Hon. Thomas
j Clayton, and of Joshua Clayton, Esq, in the
same promises, being the RESIDUE OF THE
4 WHOLE, SO that the purchaser can obtain the
entire title to the premises
One-thrd of the purchase money of said resi-
due must be paid in cash on tho 25th day of
September next, when the title will be con-
veyed, and the balance in three equal annual
instruments with interest-to be secured by
Judgment bond with surety, and also mort
| gage, or otherwise, to the satisfaction of the
| owners.
The foregoing premises are within three
miles of two Philadelphia steamboat landings,
and about two from schooner navigation at Lit
tic Creek Landings; and the land has always
been considered the best in Kent county. The
improvements are q wo-story Brick Dwelling,
with Kitchen, &C., Barn nearly new, and
other suitable out-buildings, which, together
with the fences, are in good repair. There are
about 90 acres of woodland, by far the greatest
portion of the timber upon which is WHITE
4 OAK, of the uery best quality. The principal
part of the white oak grows on portion of the
land containing 81 acres, which is detached by
a few hundred yards from the residue, and is
very heavily set. II is uncommonly fine for
ship building purposes. There is on the main
body great deal of the very best yellow pop
| lar, besides walnut, DldCK OdlNs &C. lue tim-
Der has never been wasted, but used with
care.
The purchaser, on compliance with the
terms, will be entitled to have full possession
on the first day of March next, the end of the
present tenants time; but he can have pos
session of the timber land at once.
Thcrcnt of the current year is reserved; and
the purchaser must pay for all papers.
To repeat the terms thereforc-it may be
stated that there will be u credit of at least a
year upon the share of the purchase money
coming to the minors, after deducting the eS-
penscs of sale and of two-thirds of the resi-
due, as stated above. Five hundred dollars OF
the purchase money will be required on the
day of sale, to be forfeited if the purchaser fails
to comply with the terms otherwise to be
treated as part of the purchase-money.
The premises will be shown by the tenant,
Mr.. John Slaughter, who has occupied them
fifteen years. JOSEPH P. COMEGYS.
Dover, Del, July %, 1854. jy25-tAg22