Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-29

fLNHE mpuN hnHVN i'' -
By virtue OF - decree of tho Circuit Court "i
Fauquier county, Va. made ~ April TERN
1860, in suit therein pending in which L.
Washington is plaintiff and Richard Is. WASH
,ngton, Executor Of John A. Washington. an :
Others arc defendants, tho undersiyned, tn
Commissioner, therein named, oiler, at private
sale a TRACE OF LAND, lying IN tho couhtf
of Fairfax, known as MOI nj VERNOH,
formerly tho estste owned by General Gecrfe
Washington, containing about ONE THoD'
AND ACRES.
the Potomac liver and Little Hunting Cree.
and is distant about ~ miles from the city az
Washington and about : miles from AleHan-
dra. Il has ueen divided into ten lots or tract
of land of which the following are unsold,yf
No. I-Contains ~, acres, and Is houndcl ~
nsyigable for wood boat, and by the Mount
Vernon road on the west, and Is for the H. B
part in wood and timber.
No. 2--Aujoins No. | on the south, ani B..
bounded or tho east - Litt!o Hunting Cree.
and on the west hy the Mount Vernon roui
partly in timber of the original growth, AMI
partly cleared, AMI under ionco; contains %.
acres.
No. 6--Coutains i..j4 IL" cs ~ bounded g.,
No 4 on tho wost, ana ldtilc Hunting trocl. o..
the east. a largo portion oi this Is IN wool al :
timber.
No ,,-Contains 100 acres bounded by u,
Potomac river and Little Hunting Creek on tn,
east and contains lUi acre., partly in wood NJ .
partly cleared
No r Contains - acres, and ndjoin- IT,
grounds Of the Ladies Mount Vernon AssJcu.
lion of the Union; has beautiful and com
mandng view of the river and the surroundn.
country, and is said to be tho most beauiit.
building site in the county n LARGO porto
of this i. in timber of original growth.
No S-Contains "3: acres; adieins the LAM
Of the Mount Vernon Association has "J,'
landing on the Potomac river, and u good
building site.
Plsts Of the above ia;aGs ard moro psrticl-
lar description ofthe same can be seen at tn
Real Estate office of GREEN & WISE. y
Alexandria, and at the office of Green, Vic :,
Davidson, corner Of Louisiana avenue al.
Seventh street. Nos. II and $40, Washington.
These lands lie in n portion OF the county o.
FartaZ, which IS perhaps more rapidly i"-
proving and settling up than any otner porto
of the State OF Virginia and with tho hes. ella.
of farmers from New Jersey, Pennsy !vanis AZ!
New York; are valuable by reason of thu.
proximity 10 the grounds of the Noun. "ern1u
Association es well as for their intrinsic worth.
They possess grca. facilities for getting to ina-
ket by tho river and good turnpike. The
contemplated Alexandria and Fredoricksburr
Railroad will pass Just on the western horde
and depot, no doubt, will be placed rc,-
there fof tho benefit oil travellers to Mo-.
Vernon,
TERMS OF SALE, prescribed by the g..
cree are Us follows :-One-fourth of the p.
chase-u oney TO be paid in cash on the day
sale the residue in equal instalmenls at o-.
two and three years; the purchaser toexecute
for the deferred DAY ments bonds with apprp.
Ell personal security, bearing intcres. fron. o."
day Of sale; the tito TO be retained unit. Q
last payment is made or n deed Of trust Civ
and the lands subject TO reese a. the risk ~
cos. Of the purchaser in case the terms OF
are not complied with. Stamps and c'nTe'
ancing At the expense Of the purchssers
w. ARTHUR IA YLOH.
H. TAYLOR SCOTT.
Commissioner.
Persons desiring to. purchase can. spp'y
w. ARTHUK TAYLOR. Alexandra, Va '.
to p. TAYLOR SCOTT. WaTrent2 ..1. IaGgai''
county, Va. K TAYLOR SCOIl,
islI-2awtf Commisssioner, 81.