Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-03

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN DINWID
DIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FOR SALE.
RARIs OPPORTUNITY FIR iuvestrcant

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A RARE OPPORTUNITY for investment
| N is now presented 10 capitalists or compsny
/ desiring 10 combine bookkeeping with mercantile
| and general mechanical pursuits.
| The multiplicity OF my professional and private
engagements alone induces me to offer for sale
! one half Of the whole of the extensive and com
modious Hotel and appurtenances al Dnwiddie
| Court house-incuding The land which surrounds
| the courthouse, about 400 acres, the Offices aud
residences, together with all the numerous priyi-
| leges connected with the property. The Hotel
has recently been thoroughly repaired painted,
newly enclosed and every way fitted out for tho
accommodation OF the public. II is situated at the
county seat. Immediately on the Boydton and Pc
tersburg Plank Road, within fourteen miles Of tho
city of Petersburg, and ihriy.six miles Of the city
of Richmond. The South-side railroad passes
within eight miles, and the Petersburg and Raleigh
railroad within eleven miles OF this place. This
establishment, with the Offices and residences, the
store and blacksmiths shop the extensive stables
in complete repair, and capable of accommodating
two hundred horses, a spacious and uniang ice-
| house, and other convenient out-houses attached
together with church and male and female
Academy on the land; an extensive Foundry now
in process of erection by an intelligent and Judi.
| cious company, and number of handsome resi-.
dences adjacent, owned by the subscriber and
others, already constitutes attractive village
which by enlightened liberaiy ON the part of the
owner, in inviting and encouraging persons en-
gagged in the different commercial and mechanical
pursuits to settle here, may be quickly made an
| important place OF business and greatly tributary
TO all the leading interests OF the city of Peters,
burg.
The Hotel has large and rapidly increasing
patronage; il is a regular eating house for the
stage passengers. The post office is kept here
On court and all other public days, the dining
room, bar and stables are literally encouraged
and yield large and certain profits. The vicinity
OF this Hotel TO Petersburg its ease of access
| from every quarter, the well established healhfu-
ness of the place, together with the agreeable
treat for families and invalds from The heat and
dust of The cities. The tract of land is chiefly in
| woods, and contains an inexhausible supply of
timber for plank, rails. and fuel. The open land
is improved, and in regular cultivation. The soil
is naturally very good, and susceptible of the
! highest degree of improvement
| The place is fully supplied with the purest
! wafer, from well and number of springs. The
almost unexamped success Of the different works
| of internal improvement passing through this
country, together with the general prosperity of
the country, has greatly enhanced the value Of all
lands and places of business, contiguous TO these
| improvements, and at no place has property more
rapidly or steadily advanced than on this plank
road, in the neighborhood Of Dinwiddie Court
house, and between this place and Petersburg
Each successive sale of real estate shows sirik-
| ing advance upon previous sales, and admonishes
| purchasers 10 buy at once.
From facts within my personal knowledge, am
satisfied that 20 per centum estimate invest
| ment of $4,000 can be realized by sagacious
| owner or company annually from this property in
It's present situation.
The confident opinion of the most judicious and
prudent business men is, that this property has
already greatly increased in value and that its
prospective value, looking to--as a certain event
the speedy development Of all its advantages
comprising as they do all The elements Of an i'm
portant village, IL incidentally great. Nothing
could tempt me TO forego the certain great pecuni-
airy advantage, that will assuredy accrue, in few
years, 10 an enterprlsng owner of this property,
but The earnest desire on my part to diminish the
cares OF business and 10 devote my energies in
their accustomed and more appropriate sphere.
should prefer to sell one-half OF this properly
10 an enterprising and capable business man or
company, who would take charge of the whole
concern, but if desired, by purchasers, / will sell
sell the whole. Possession can be had whenever
the sale is made ut the end Of the present year.
as may be desired. The terms will be made lib
eral and accommodating as TO time. By the pune
tual payment of interest accrues the deferred
payments may run for a series of years.
The properly will be shown by Major Anderson
or me, both residing on the premises, 10 any one
desiring 10 see Il. Letters directed 10 me al Din
widde Court House will be promptly answered.
Should this properly not be sold before 18th Of
September next, Dmwidde county court day,)
(of which due notice will be given through the
papers,) onehalf or the whole of the property will
then and there be offered TO the highest bidder at
public auction. Z. III. SMITH.
III have also for sale several most desirable
tracts of land, varying in distance from 10 Is
miles from Petersburg, all on the Boydton
and Petersburg plank road. Among them are
several well fixed farming tracts with residences
and all necessary out houses The remainder are
valuable timber lands. A circular describing
these lands will be sent to any one wishing to pur-
chase. These lands will be sold low and on &C.
commodatng terms. L. III. SMITH.
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