The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-17
AUCTION SALES.
COMMISSIONERS L: SALE
AND VALUABLE TRI17

nFA LARGE AND VALUABLE TRi.VT or
~ Real Estate in the County of Princess Anne.
BY virtue OF Decree of the Circuit Court 10,
the county of Princess Anne pronoul ced on the,
Ath day ofSeptembeT, 1866, in b. Oh nc rv ,uit
OF z. W. Grandy, assignee, and others plain IFS,
and Slas 5. Gregor~, administrator of " i'll az
N. Gregory, and others, defendants the under
signed, as Commis Toner. will sell at Public Auc-
ton, at Princess Anne Court House on MONDAY
50 day OF December, 1865, 1.-THE sam ing Court
day,) at IL o'clock, the real estate in the bill ana
proceedings mentioned, of which William n. Gre
CORY died seized and possessed, consisting OF q
Tract OF Land, containing abaut l,3V9 acres, cit
uated in said county, and adjoining the lau6s of
W. W. Coke and oth0rs, rather more than one
bali OF which IS cleared aud under cultivation;-
the remainder is woodland, with fine growth of
oak and other timbtr.
The improvements consist of two suaIl Dwell.
iip1gs and the necessary out buildings, barns sta.
pies, &C. For the accommodation OF purchasers,
the above tract will be divided into two DUAL
p reels, with the same pror orton of wo dam at
tached to each. The dividing line comm noes at
stake on the London Bird e road g. d runs to q
stake at the back line Of the farm This arm is
regarded by competent judges as tn, fuest BODY
OF land within the limits of the county AID we'll
adapted to the crops raised in tAs section of the
State. The old lana, under the management of
Its former owner, yielded abundant crops Of VIII at
and corn; the me-" land, OF which there is lai 20
body now in cultivation, ana an ex,eDeiv= tract
beaded and ready to be taken in is or mot su.
perior quality, and among the best of the - Hpl-
land Swamp" land Of the county, widely known
for the inexhaustible richness OF its soil. The To-
cation is regarded as healthy one, convenient
to schools and churches, ard IN a desisaLi oor-
ton of the county.
Situated about II miles from the city o. Nor
folk, and ~ miles from the village OF b Ia paviile,
from whence navigation is safe -asy to the
city, and within Jour miles OF t1a waters II L nm
haven river which alb 3und in the finest ish and
oysters. 1t is seldom that So valuable and desi-
rable body of land is placed in the market; and
in view of its superior advantages and the fact
that real estate in this ction OF Virginia n ust
appreciate most rapidly in value as soon as the
public are made familiar with the Inducements it
presents, I be attention of capitalists az well rs
OF those desiring to locate and End home, t. CON
fdenty invited to an examination Of this pro-
perty.
Ts,ms Of Sa'e;-Cash enough to pay the rost Of
suit and expenses OF sale; the remaindet "a hree
equal instalments, payable in one, two and hree
years, with interest from the day of ale; the
purchasers givin bonds, with approved security
for the deferred payments and the title retained
until the further ORDER of the Court. .rl
Fer further Information apply to Mr.. Samuel
Gregory, near Kempsvile, or to the subscriber
near Princess Anne Court House.
ALEXANDER COKE, Comm'r.
Princess Anne c. H., Oct. l, 1866.
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