Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-03
AUCTION SALES.
BY Green a Wise, Auctioneer..

| lSUp IN = SIlt therein pending, In when Ia. r
WASHINGTON is plaintiff. and Richard B. Wash
,ngton, Executor of John A. Washington, ant
others arc defendants, the undersigned, the
| Commissioners, therein named, Will 0lier ioi
| sale. hy public auction, IN front of the Mayor
| Office IN the city OF Aleyancria, on III U KS
| DA i. the 10Th OF June, at Il M, IhAGl Or
| LAND, lying in the county OF Fairfax known
rs MOUNT VERNON formerly the estate
| owned by General George Washington. con
tanning ONE THOUSAND and THlkfl
| THREE and ThKEE.QU ARTtk ACEkS
| This estate is situated on and bounded by tht
| tire Potomac liver and Little Hunting Creek,
| and IS distant about l. miles from the city OF
| Washington, and about miles from AleXan-
dIa. 1t has been divided for sale into TEN
| TRACES, as follows
No. l-Contains 7?4 acres, and is bounded by
| Little Hunting Greek the cast, whic h is
navigable for wood boats, and by tho Mount
| Vernon road on the west, and i; for tho most
part in wood and timber.
| No 2-Adiona No. / on the south, and i;
| bounded on tho cast by Littio Hunting Creek
and Ola the west by the Mount Vernon road
| partly IN timber of the original growth, and
partl, cleared, and under fence; contains 1874
| acres.
| No 3--Adons TO. on tho south, and i.
bounded by Little Hunting Creek on the oast
| and is Tor the most part cleared and under
| fence; contains 9l acres.
| No HAS tho Mount Vernon road Tor IL
| western boundary, and contains 10 acres 80
! On this tract Is u good u w L l. Il n IL n
| HOUSE, large barn and outhouses.
NJ. 5-tuntains 1851 acres is bounded by
| No 1 Oh the vast, ana Little Hunting Cre"l; on
the cast. y largo portion Of this Is in wof ana
| timber.
| No. G-Contains 100 acres bounded by the
Potomac river and Little Hunting Creek on the
| east and contains lU9 acres, partly III wood ana
partly cleared
| No. 7-Contains % acres and adjoins the
| grounds Of thu Lnd!ts' Mount Vernon Asoocls
| tion of the Union; has beautiful and com
| msnding view of the river and the surrounding
| country, and is said TO be the most beautiful
| building site III the county. A largo portion
| oil this Is in timber OF original growth.
No. S-COntans 33i acres; aii"!ns thc lunds
| Of the Mount Vernon Association has good
| landing on the Potomac river, and a good
building sito.
| tho east by tho Potomac river. on the north
| by the lands OF the Mount Vernon Asio-
| cistion, and On the west by ths lands oil -----
Rowland for the most part IN wood.
No lU--Contains 81! acres Is bounded ny the
Potomac river nn the wet. and Is mostly In ce-
dsr and wood, There IS a valuable FlSHERl
Oh this, known ~ Ferry Landing, and which
before thelale war rented for 81 loo per annnm,
Plats of the above lands and more particus
lar description of the same can he seen a. inc
Real Estate office of GREEN " WISE. nj
| Aes andria, and at the Office OF Green, Wise ~
Davidson, corner of Louisiana avenue and
Seventh street. Nos. - and $40 Washington.
These lands lie in portion oI tho county oil
Fairfax, which is perhaps moro rapidly m
proving and settling up than any other portion
of the state OF Virginia, and with the best class
Of farmers from New Jersey, Pennsylvania ana
Nov YORK; are valuable by reason OF thor
roAimiLy Ia the grounds al the Mount vernon
Association rs well AS for thor intrinsic worth.
They posses great facilities for getting IL mar
ket by tho liyer and good turnpike. Tho
contemplated Alexandra and fredericksburg
Rnilro0d will pa,s Just on the western border
and a depot, no doubt, will he placed near
there lur tho benefit Of travellers IL Mount
Vernon,
TERM OF SALE, prescribed by tho de-
cree AFRO n follows .-One-iourth oi tho Fur.
chase n Oney to be paid in cash on the day OF
sale the residue iii equal instalments AT one,
two and three years; the purchaser 10 eA ocute
for the deferred payments bonds, with kppr"N
eb pcrsOnaI security bearing interest from Tue
| Iav nt sale. the title to be retained until the
| last payment IS made OF n decd ol trust gwen
and the lands subject 10 resale 1T the RISK ana
| cos. of the purchaser III case tho terms oil shid
| are not complied with. Stamps and convey
| anclng al the expense OF the purchasers:
| W AkTH UR IA \ hoH.
H. ILOR SCOTT,
| mvG-cMs Commissioners.
COMMISSIONERS SALE or A TKA IRA
~ or LAND IN FAIRFAX CO, NEAR
| BTJRKE'S STATION By virtue OF u decree
| of the Circuit Court of A Alexandria, rendered al
the August term thereof. lSbS, IN tho SUIT OF Sc
lectman and wife, ". Alaston executor ct als,
will sell by public auction, on MONDAY IL"
18th Of May 1861 that being Court day. IN
| front OF the Court House Of FalrIaA county,
| "A TRACT OF LAND III tho county OF Far.
fax, near Burke. Station, combining ON r.
HUNDRED ACRES, situated ON the North
branch Of PohicE run, and adjoining the lands
| of Presley Barker. Thomas hlgln, and Henry
Stevens. being the same TRACT OF LAND
which was conveyed to John Masten by deed
| from Mary Rose, dated 9th Of June. 1859.
TERMS-One-fourth OF the purchase money
| TO be paid in cash, and the residue IN three
equal instruments, at six, twelve and eighteen
months, respectively, with interest from day OF
| sale; the deferred payments tn be secured by
| the note OF purchaser, satisfactorily endorsed
and the Tito 10 be retained until al the pur-
chase money is fully paid. Stamps and con-
vevsncing at the cost of purchaser.
H. o. CLAUGHTOE,
ap 15-co.s Commissioner.
a-The above sale has been postponed until
MONDAY, tho 2lst day of June. my l9-eQis
COMMISSIONER SALE OF A VALU-
~ ABLE FARM, WITH WATER POWER
m FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. AT PUBLIC
AUCTION-By virtue of decree of the Cir
cult Court for the county OF Fairfax, Va, ren-
dered at the November term, 1868, in the case
of Samuel Gillingham VS.. Robert ). Ashby and
othors, the undersigned, as Commissioner there
in named, Will 0ner Tor sale, NJ plDllC huetl
| in front Of the Court House OF Fairfax co., Va,
or MONDAY, the It'll day OF June, 1869, that
being Court day, at II o'clock M, TRACT
| OF LAND, in said county, lying on Accotink
Run in said county, about eight miles from
Alexsndra, containing 20li acres of which VIII the
late Samuel Dillingham; died seized: FMS land
| is we'll adapted TO all the productions OF this
| latitude, and has upon it a large quantity Of
| wood and timber and valuable WATER
| POWER. There are two comfortable DIV r.. -
| LING HOUSES. with out houses, &c. on tho
premises.
! TERMS--Ten per cent OF tho purchase mon,
| ev 10 be paid in cash, ana the res due in equal
instalmerts at sir, twelve and eighteen m ontbs
from the day OF sale; tho deferred payments to
be secured by the bonds of the purchaser, boar-
inn interest with good security; and the tito
to be retained until the payment OF the pur-
chase money in full. stamps ard conv"yances
Of tho expense Of the purchaser.
CHARLES ! STUART.
aie,ts CCmm r.
lnEPiJBLICAN COUNTY COW EN-:
n TON
Tho Pannhlisans OF Alexandria city and