Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-27
RIVER. CREEK AID RIDGE LAND. IN
JAMES CITY AND YORK COUNTIES, VIRGINIA,

FOR SALE.
Y virtue of authority conferred on me by The will Of
I'D WIN. ". Jones, deceased, | shsl, On MONDAY. the
9TH day OF March, le57. before the front door CT James
Ciiy Court House. expose 10 sale, at public suction, tbs
following tracts o; valuable land, viz:
RakRE1T|S FERRY. lying or Ciiickshominy river.
al liz mouth, and on Gordons Creek, This tract If land
contains ahout 600 acres, o, which about $50 rrc cleared.
and the balance IA in wood except n small quantity Of
march. The soil ID well adapted 10 the growth OF Wheat
and Corn. One Of the field. has q crop Ut whert now
growing or il.
PINEY MEADOW AND MARSH ouARTER.-The.e
two tracts will be sold together. They are situate immc
dis;eiy on Gordon's Greek, some two miles from It's
mouth, containing about 6Jl acrcs-of which but a small
portion is cleared, some little marsh, and tue balance In
~ocds-lhe soil well adapted 10 Wheat and Corn:
SCOTLAND AND JA~CkSOE'S.-Thcs two willslso be
sold together. They contain about 595 acres, and are situate
on Gordons Creek, have about ~ acres OF open land, the
remainder of tine two tracts being thickly set with pine
and oak wood, mostly with pine. The coil is Of the same
character IN that before mentioned.
MILL NECkS-Thisfarm contains .i3 ncres, ia within
two or three miles OF the city oil Williamsburg, by the
ROAD. but within less than II mile ny a direct line; zoo acres
Ut II ARE clenred, ~ acres are In wheat, aud 10 acres
~p!oughed Up tor this years crop Of corn. The bnlance Of
this land Is well set with wood and tiin5er-pine, oak and
chestnut. for which there Is always y ready suie in Viii
iianlsbars. ltnuouuds in mari Of The best suaity and de.
scripiior, convenient, 10 each o! the frlds. or he land
Yet Ia be cleared about 2T0 acres are lovcl MI s. r.!io.
even 10 tim: whicE il slr"a!- ~,-s:li-an opr::.uaiiv -
thus afforded III r1 ctas"! u' 55ta'Gine . !e"a' s .M-, =
400 acres In a boz! Inc 80! 4 "a Tor corn. wheat and
oats.
.DRAKE's," contains about o5. acres, of which az acres
arc held tor lie BY Mrs. Allen Davis. This ia the tract al
land. oil which the late William Hewlett died pos
.csscd. The part occupied BY Mrs. Davis has 6
dwelling house and good Gut houses. The other portion
ct the tract has n coed dwelling house, which is almost
new Forty or fifty acres of this land are cleared. the
balance is in woods. The soil is coed Tor corn, waest
and oats. The entire trac; OF 81 acres will he sold sub.
jeet 10 the aforesaid lie estate oil Mira. Davis. All the
aforesaid lands are in James City county.
SKlPWlTHS, which lies in York county, about , miles
above the city OF Williamsburg, on the raain road leading
to Richmond, contains 23 acres. Of which l55 are cleared,
and ole Of the fields sown in wheat. The qGclesred land
Is well sc. in wood. mostly pine. but son.e Oak. Soil suited
10 the growth Of wheat, corn and oats.
TERMS :-Onethird OF the parliamentary 10 be paid
on the let ,isy OF October, lSJ7-another third on the lot
day Of October, 1855. and the remsining third on the lst
day OF October, lsIy. the whole tn carry interest from the
day Of sale rl paid; purchaser to give bond w:ih good
personal security, aud q deed Of trust 10 sCcuro the pur-
chusr money. H.. 7. JONES,
Executor of WN. NJ. JONES
II will afford me pleasur re Ia answer any inquiries con.
corning the aforesaid property made verbally or by letter.
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