Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-20
AUCCION SALE.
ny Green d Wise, AuctiOneers.

rI'uE MOUNT VERNON ESTATE FOR
SALE By PUBLIC AUCTION.
, By virtue of p decree OF the tl'cuit Court q
fanqui.r county. Va, made at april i'rm
100 !" SUIT therein pending, IN WIG ~ :
Washington is plaintiff. and Richard b. Wash.
ingt'h' Executor of John a. Washington snd
otncrs arc defendants. the uniersi gned. the
C3mmisilcners' therein named, will offer iof
sale, by public auction, in front of the Mayors
Office. IN the city of Alexandria, on III ORS-
DAY. the 10th of June, at II M, TRACPOF
rs MOUNT VERNON. formerly the estate
owned by General George Washington con-
tanning ONE THOUSAND and THIRTY
THREE and TIREE-Q AkTER ACRES.
This estate is situated on and bounded by the
the Potomac liver and Little Hunting Creek.
and is distant about Is miles from the city OF
Washington, and about miles from Alesan-
dria. Ii has been divided for sale into TEN
TRACTS, NJ follows
No. I-tontains re- scres, and is bounded by
Little Hunting Creek on the east, which i:
nsyipabe for wood boats, and by the Mount
Vernon road ON the west, and IL Tor the most
part in wood and timber.
No 2-Adioins No. on the south, ana 4:
bounded on the east BY Little Hunting CIeek,
and on the west by the Mount Vernon road
partly III timber of the original growth, ana
partly cleared and under fence; contains 1888
acres.
bounded by Little Hunting Greek on the east
and is Tor the most part cleared and undoi
fence; contains 81 acres.
No. Has tho Mount Vernon road tor 1t;
western boundary. and contains 10 1riss n
On lhl tract ia good ID w i LII, LII
HOUSE, large barn and outhOuses.
No. G--Gontains l55I ace is bounded by
No. ! on :ho vest, ana Little Hunting Creek ON
tina east fGo portion of this Is IN WOOD ana
TIN: Der
No 6-Contains 100 acres bounded by the
Potomac river and Little Hunting Creek on the
east, and contains lOl acres, partly IN wood ana
partly cleared.
No. 1--Contains 81 acres, and adjoins the
grounds of tho Ladies' Mount Vernon As5ocls
lion of the Union; has beautiful and com
manding view of the rivor and the surrounding
country and is said to be the most beautiful
building site in the county. A largo portioa
of this is in timber of original growth.
No. S-Contains 33! acres adjeins the lands
of the Mount Vernon Association; mas goou
landing on the Potomac river, and goo1
building site
No. G-Uontsins l29 acres; is bounded on
the eas, by the Potomac river, on the norm
by the lands OF the Mount Vernon ALSO
citation, and on the west by tho lands OF --
NoWlmnd for the most part IN wood
No 10 Contains eGi acres is bounded by the
Potomac river on the west, and IL mostly In &c
dsr and wood. There is a valuable FISHERY
or this. known as Ferry Lanndl ny anu Wnicn
Plats of the above lands and a more partcu-
lar description OF the same can BIO seen at the
Real Estate office Of GREEN u WISE, at
Alexandrin, and at the office of Green, Wise q
Davidson, corner Of Louisiana avenue and
Seventh street, Nos. r. and $40, Washington.
These lands lie in "A portion OF the county oil
Fairfax, which is perhaps more rapidly i'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 and
New York; arc valuable by reason OF their
proximity to the grounds of the Mount Vernon
Association rs we'll as for their intrinsic worth.
They possess grea: facilities for getting to mar
Ike, by the river and good turnpike. The
contemplated Alexsndria and fredericksburg
Railroad will pass Just on tho western border
and q depot no doubt, will be placed near
there for the benefit of travellers to Mount
Vernon
Terms OF SALE, prescribed by the de
cree, are as follows One fourth of the pur-
chase-rr oney to be paid in cash on the day ol
sale; the ro.idue in equal instruments at one,
two and three years; the purchaser to execute
for the deferred payments bonds, with approx
cd personal security, bearing interest from the
dsy of sale; the title to be retained until the
last payment is made or deed of trust given
and the lands subject to resale at the risk and
cos. of the purchaser in case the terms OF sale
are not complied with. Stamps and convey
ancing at the expense Of tho purchasers.
w. ARTHUR TAYLOR.
= Il. TAYLOR SCOTT,
nv G-eo.a COMMISSIONERS