Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-30
AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALES.
THE GREATEST SALE OF THE FINEST LAND,
AND MORE OF IT, THAN HAS BEEN SOLD
IN VIRGINIA FOR THE LAST SO YEARS.
ALSO l65 VALUABLE NEGROES.

( NUMMlSSlON EhS SALE OF Ian " 9LEt E0
" Ic.--In pursuance Of a decree Of the Circuit
Court for Caroline county, entered in the case OF
Corbin, &C.. vs. Corbin and others, the undersign-
ed, the Commissioners appointed for that purpose,
vii. offer at public auction, to the highest bidder,
on TWesdug, the 18th day Of September, lSbo, ut
Moss Neck, the land slaves and pershable pro-
perty in the proceeding IS in said suit mentioned
The land comprises about FOUR THOUSAND
ACRES. Is situated on both sides of the Kappa
hammock river, about twelve miles below Freder-
icksbur. large portion is the celebrated Rap
pahannock river bottom, not subject to overflow,
is Of great fertility, in high state Of cultivation,
and is well adapted To the growth Of wheat, corn
and tobacco.
1t is contiguous TO Post Offices, to Churches, &c
Ion gng to different denominations Of christanS,
and is in the midst ofa healthy neishhorhood, well
settled, and cultivated ana cAceieni society,
equal 10 any in Virginia.
The land is divided by the kappahsnnock river
into two tracts. Moss Neck containing about
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ACRES.
lies Oh the south side Of the river in the county Of
Caroline,
About 600 acres are in wood--heavy timber Of
original growth. The residue is arabic land of
fine quality, some COO acres being river loan, the
rcmaindcra stiff clay soil.
TIE improvements on this tract consist of
80 large and elegant brick MANSION, finished
Maut!es, Iargr hall, three passages, and SIX
porci.ys, with marble floors. Two comfortable
<<A framed DWELLING HOUSES. gas works,
.llr,I1A with ali the appliances, Office, and all the
necessary npt buiiiiuys
Stabiing for sixty horses, six large barns and
granaric., sixteen urgro cabins !athed and plaS-
tered. with brick chinncys Il wharf, and fishery
can hc established on the land.
This tract can be divided into three parcels hay
rrc~ ;rr i, DWELLING; uOI'SE and NIL the ne
iii.Ei c...,r, farm huiIjinrs ON ,orh
E1rlev VAL. c,,utn;nin,, ab,ut SEVENTEEN
Iu,yni,rn ,rPtS fn. ,n IN. north s;l,. nf th.
riy.r i,m.,ii,t.ly on,nsit,. to Mass Neck, in the
co,,,tv or in, G.oro,. About 40 acres are in
,n,,j ,,..nS;n ,,I7.il Ear wnod aud ,s ranrc
c~ .,,,l. md ,,n.s ro,rurisr about Iuu arrcs and
49,, r,;la - r;,.7r Io.,, ,rr,rn and ;n.xh,ns,ihp
r;,;, g'i,n., :; - ,;tor,. .,,t,rh.l to tIis tract
,,;,}, ~, ,.s.r,. ,,,,,f, ,f sr;r. bo,t. e,c etc
..l . a. L,,-
r; ;,,,,r,vr,nrn,s ronsi.t IF = comfortable franz
.d nWi,IIITt; Ii0lfSr ro,,tziuin, ,irhr
...% rnoms with all the necessary ou5 buIding.,
ga s'sa, s,, ,hirs 1,,h.G md ,,,,s,.rrd wi,b brick
ch;mhc|S' an" 'l,Iee i'rsr 2f'"a','' ;sobar.oJ
i"' s'%'' - ''o"'e.i ~ u" IT,, Ill IA
subject to conirmation by the Court.
They viii also sell al The same time and place
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE SLAVES,
comprising mechanics house servants ana ia''n
hands. An unusually likely ana 'a'uah.e lot oi
no=roc$. and a"rSc number 1i horses mules "Neh'
cattle OF I:airovct Drcc''> ana all me usual pan,
tati"n and farming implements, ol the best klha
ami CONSTRUCTORS ~,
'tfNH ~ "A'h.- VI '"o 'tst' 'o' 80 ~
required. A credit "f six months, with interest
from The day OF sale Tor int Pef!"h'i"c proper ~
For me IAN" "ihaii P"f""" "' 'H' Pui'''"'I w.
hey VIII be required III 'a+", -, " fo'.o" "' u,