Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-13
RIVER, CREEK AND RIDGE land. IN
JAMES CITY y iORK COUNTIES, VIRGINIA

aS y virtue OF authority conferred on me by the will Of
Sd Wm. u ioncE. Deceased, ! shall, on MONDAY, the
oh day oi March, 1871, before the front door of James
City Court HOusc, expose tn sale, nj public auction. the
tsliowinc Irnctsol valuable land, viz:
BARhE1TS FERRY, lying CT Chckahominy river.
at It's mouth. and on Gordons Creek. This tract OF land
eonisins about 6OC acres. OF which about $50 arc cleared.
and the Eniancc - in wood except n SMALL cuantity OF
marsh. Thr soil Is well adapted 10 tic rrowth1f Whes,
md Corn. One OF the fields has a crop of1A sat now
growing on II.
PLSEY MEADOW AND MARSH QUARTER Those
Two 'rncts VIII be- sold together. They are stuate imms.
aiatsly ON GCIdyn's Creek, some two miles from ito
mouth, containing about DOL acrcs-of which but a smn!l
portion is cic"red, 'ome lir!- marsh, aud the balance In
wotds-the col! we'll adapted To Wheat and Corn.
SCOTLAND AND ACksOH'S.-Thcsc two willalso be
'old together. They contain about 5g5 acres, and are situate
on G0rdon'o Creek, have lbaut 80 acre. o. open land, tho
remainder OF tho two tract, bcin. tricky set with pins
aud cax wood, mo',iy with pine. The soil is Of the ZANE
charactc! as that oefor" mentioned.
MILL st contains .h3 acres. Is within
TWO or three mile. Of the city oI Williamsburg, by the
rond. but within less thnn = mile by n direst line; ECO acres
o! II pe ci-srei, 20 ucres are IN wheat, and 20 acres
p!onsned W tor TAI. years crop OF corn. The bnsnce OF
this land il, vel ST VITA wood and iiinncr-pine, oak md
chestnut, for waca ;Mr.e i, always a ready sale in VII.
Harrisburg. ltaDomrGs ia insrl Ci the bc-t sualiry and de.
scriptiOr, cUny. nicEt 10 each Cf the fields. OF the ,and
st 10 be cleared abou; 200 acres are lnvcl aud superior
even 20 that which i. already cleared-an opportunity 10
dies q ,rlec the purchaser o. oOtsininge level opening Of
TO acres in a b,ay. the soil IL good Tor corn, wheat and
oats.
"DRAKE"s.1 contsins sbou, 95T acros, of which 60 scrcs
are held for lie b. Mrs. Allen Davis. This 10 the tract OF
land, of which the late William Hewlett died pos
.essed. The part occupied by Mrs. Davis has a
dwelling house and good out houses The other portion
OF tee tract has 3 good dwelling house, which is "lmo.,
n,w Forty or r'ty acre. oi tais land gre cleared, the
balance j. IN hoods. TIE soil IA good tor corn. whc.t
and oals. Tie eE;re tract oi 2J1 acres will be- sold SUB.
ject % tEc aforesaid lite estate Of Mrs. Davis All the
siores 40 iaaas are IN James C.jy county.
Sk.pHITiIS. which Ice in YORK cOuaty, about , miles
above t4e cty Of Williamsburg, on the main road leading
10 k.cainoId. cr.te..z go acre., Of which us are cra;'d,
and cue OF Inc fields suwn III wheat. Tho unclcared iaHi
Is well set i'll wood, mcsalJ pine, but some oak. Soil sui'ru
to The grown OF wheat corn and oats. :,
X :-One.ihird OF the purchasc.nonry TO he p1a
on the LIST dag OF October, 1s57-,notEer third on me !.
day Of October, 1853. and the remsiripg third on the ist
day Of October. l-5y, tic whole 10 carry interest Ton ~
day OF sale Ill! paid purchaser to give bond WIN 900
chase uioney. II. I JoHES' -
II will ,sord me pleasure 70 su, Ser any inquiries II i.,,er
corning Ito aforesaid properly made vefsahy OF rI|
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