Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-14
AUCTION SALE.
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nv Green & Wise. Auctioneers.

DgY MOUNT VERNON ESTATE FOR
/ SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION.
IS virtue Of decree Of the Circuit Court i
rauquitr county, Va, made at Aprii ,erT'
Washington is plaintiff. and Richard B. WASH
| lngton. EHecutor of John A. Washington, and
others are Defendants the undersigned, the
Commissioners, therein named, will oner :of
office. IN the city OF Alexandria on THU Ks-
DAY, the 10th of June, at II m, TRACT OF
LAM; lying n the COUNTY OF fairfaI known
M9qNT Gso,.s "WJ%sIly the estate
tanning ONE THOUSAND and THIRTY
THREE and THREE. QUARTEK ACRES.
Ihis estate ia situated on and bounded by tho
the Potomac liver and Little Hunting Creek.
and is distant about IL miles from the city OF
Washing ton. and about 7 miles from Ais1An-
d,ia. II has been divided for sale into Ten
TRACTS, as follows
No. l-Contains 7?3 acres, and ID bounded BY
Little Hunting Creek on the eat. whic u
nsvigsble for wood boats, and by the Mount
Vernon road on the west, and Is Tor the most
part in wood and timber.
No 2-Adons No. on the south, ana Is
bounded on the east by Little Hunting Cieek'
snd on tee west by tho Mount Vernon ROAD
partly in tin be- Of the origins! growth. ann
| partly cleared, and ,;nder fence contains l3St
acres.
No 3-Adjoins No. . on the south. and j,
bounded by Little Hunting Creek on the cast.
and Is Tor the most part cleared and under
tenco contains 81 acres.
No Has the Mount Vernon road for il
western boundary, and contains 10 acre. n
ON this tract is u good DWEL LIN q IA
HOUSE, large barn and outhouses..
No 5-Contsns 1861 &C es ia bounded by
No 4 on the west, ana Little hunting creek on
| the east. large portion Of this is in wood snd
| timber.
No 6-Contains 100 acros bounded by tho
Potomac river and Little Hunting Creek on tho
east, and contains 100 acrce, partly in wood and
partly cleared.
grounds of the Ladies Mount Vernon Associs
| ton of the Union; has beautiful and com
msndins view Of the river and tho surrounding
country, and is said to be tho most besutitu'
building si.o in tho county, A largo portion
of this is in tmbe: of Original! growth.
No s-Contains 3St acres; adieins the land.
| of tho Mount Vernon Association has good
| landing on the Potomac river and good
building site.
No G-Con.ains l2o acres is bounded IN
by the lands of the Mount Vernon Assc
citation, and on tho west by the lands OF -
Nowlsnd; for the most part in wood
No. 10 Contains 500 acres F.; is bounded ny tho
DIR aud wood. Tnere is n valuable FISHERY
or this, known rs Ferry Landing, and which
before tho ate war rented for 81 lUU per aDnum.
Plats Of tho above lanes and more particr
lar description Of the same can re seem al the
Raal Estate Office of GREEN d WISE, a.
Alexaudrla, and at The office of Green, Wise Il
Davidson, corner Of Louisiana avenue and
Seventh street. Nos. II md Gao, Washington.
These lands lie in u portion Of the county OF
Fairfax, which is perhaps moro rapidly I'm
proving and settling up than any other portion
of the State OF Virgnis and with the bes. class
of farmers from New Jersey, Pcnnsylvanis and
New York are valuable by reason OF their
proximity to tho grounds of the Mount Vernon
ssociation as we'll Ms for their intrinsic worth.
They possess grea facilities for getting TO mar
kct by tho river and good turnpike. The
contemplated Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad will pas Just on the western border,
and q depot, no doubt, will be placed near
there for the benefit Of travellers 10 Mount
Vernon,
Terms OF SALE, prescribed by the de
cree arc ns follows :-One-fourth OF the pur-
chase oney 10 be paid ia cash on the day OF
sale; the residue in equal instalmen.s at one.
two and three years the purchaser u execute
Ior the deferre payments. hond; with ann- -.
ed person I'll security, bearinE interest from the
day of sale; the tito to be retained until the
last payment is made; or Il deed OF trust gwen
and the lands subject to resale at the risk and
cos: of the purchaser in case the forms OF sale
are not complied with. Stamps and convey
ancing a. tho expense OF the purchasers.
w. ARTHUR TAY LOR.
K TAYLOR SCOTT.
mvGeofs Commissioners.