Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-20
salrs OF Land In VIRGINIA.

tage5 are 70 be obtained ana cDJoFeu' a"H
where land is Sc inviting!y low, IS in most oil
the counties in eastern Virginia, and partIcu-
larry in Stafford and SpotsylTanls.
We have before US the Result u safes maue
within the last ten days, of lands Ia thi> c0un-
". in good tiith, or of good improssoic ch"T-
actcr, accessible - market, with al On" az
vantages We haze enumerated at the outset
Us going TO make and furnish a aeslfaole
homcstead-alrc2dy Improved, having nPon
them comfortable houses With ot,"r inproS"-
~ments-seiiing al from SOB 70 >l5 f"r acre.
We refer 70 these casgs simply because Tie
sales have teen made WITHIN lhe ,n7t tea
days, anl ~eyemp,ify orr point, and we shall
therefore note them specially.
The farm beionging 10 Leonard Wharton
was sold by John VI. !ie,nIon, Trustee, u
Frederick Foster at $l3 per acre. ThlstaFm
contains 200 acres, witn the Plank Road Kun
ming through it, direct to Fredericksburg, ab
IA market, aud only II miles distant. IAe
iarG has on it besides a Dwelling aud other
ou,-heusce, Il good store. Oar rccoiiccuoo OF
the land is eff :. favorable character, = part
being excellent meados. And yet this iaTU
oa!y sold Ter SD Ter acre!
but We tIl!IS Tue visI. Sa.sC" y - ~ : 49,
table character still. Peter W. Dudley -
Commissioner, sod Oh tue bta, three farms,
hclGngiu. y the estate Of Peter Dudley, dc
Coed.
The first, known ~ "Grccn Ill.," con
tanning 800 acres, to Samuel Aisop IT -
per acre. This il.m is distan. rom if-i.
ericks3urs uuly : miI"s, aud il represented
~ Of good coil, easily improved, aud IN a
fne neIghbyrhOod. II la, upon II a COM
portable Dwelling house, O]ut-hOuses, goud
springs, Sc. With all these ATTRACTIONS II
was bought for 50 per acce--jr $500 tor
a homestead ready - be occupied!
The second. known as "ilulC;t'S." was
purchased tv John K. Satuue! at - % per
acre. I: G]oH;aius 100 acres. There Is NJ
house upon i, part u it is cleared, and tne
Whole Represented land easily impr1'el.
The third, known ns "StarGe's," was
bought by RJJcr, j. Burruss ~ II % per
acre. IL contains 200 acres, with !. Dwelling
aud out.haus4a. 4 part of this !nud is III
timber, ana u part cleared, susceptible OF in
prrvement.
II we turn to our river lands We tiod that
they ere hot held III any higher esteem,
notwithstanding they are well worth 500 an
acre.
Mr.. W. D. Bates sold on Wednesday last
two Farms lying near Port Royal, Ill our
, neigaOOr county CarOliGe. Thc ticSt, known
as 'C,eyelsnG'" cCntalned 600 acres, aud vas
bought by Vim. ). While at ?l2 per acre
This larn lies within y miles Of toe Rap
p~ahannOcG E,ver-atiJriiug fac navigation
AID a Lighw way u 1t only 10 our own market,
| out u b lIumorc, New York ard BjstOr--
! the farm is we'll improved, rs regards bu'Id'
| !Lg1 and tIltt, with some 10 acres OF hlt
meadow LAID.
TIE other farm, "Hezle Grove" contained
coo acres, and adjoirs tic tirst-named. This
IVES purchased ty Thomas Hershaw Of Kim
& Queen county for ST per acre.
IL Is quite unnecessary u elaborate these
cases are suficieu. COR cur purpose. With
such lights before them ~C Garnet under
| stand why men will bic of to cold and W.
comfortable clines, when there il - pcch Is
/ attract and c4livetc after being attracted, IN
this delightful section Of ooc ct the most
highly endowed States in the laicn.-F,ct
sricISJ~ry HTald.
The Season at the Virginia springs
With n wans Of 0mruon sense peculiar l.
rleasure-seckiug animals, the Sl-liers 10 the
Virginia Springs fly from the mountains at the
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