Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-09
AUCTION SALES.
nv Grcen a. Wise. Auctionecrs.

TNHE MOUNT VERNON E5IM[E FOE
Il SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION.
By virtue OF q decree of tho Circuit Court OF
FaGquicr county, Va, made ut April term
1869, in II suit therein pending, IN when Il. =
Washington is plaintiff, and Richard l.. Wash.
ington, Executor o; John y, W-shington, and
others ere GGiondants. tic undersigned, the
Commissioners, therein canned, will olef for
sale, by public auction, in front of the Mayors
olic", IN the city OF Alexandria, on ~ T. No. ~.
DAY. the 10Th Of June, AT l. ~, TkhCIOF
LAND. lying in the county OF F"ir.aZ, now!
AS MOI NJ VERNON. formerly tho estate
tanning ONE THOU5AND anl III Eff
THREE and TIiKEE-QUARTEk ACRES.
This estMt. il 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 I miles from AIe N;:
dria. 1t has been divided for sale INTO ZEN
TRACTS, rs follows:
No. 1-Contains ~ acres, and is bounded by
Little Hunting Creek on the cast, whIch is
navigablc for wood boats, and by tho Mount
Vernon road on the west, and Is l)r me most
part in wood and timber.
No 2-Adioins No. l on the south, aud is
bounded on the cast by Little Hunting Creek
and on the west by the Mount Vernon road ;
partly in timber Of the original growth, and
partly cleared, and under fence; contains l"3}
No 3-Adons No. on the south, and i.
bounded by Little Hunting Creek on the east,
and is for the most part cleared and under
fence; contains 81 acres.
No. Alas tho Mount Vernon road for its
western boundary, and contains 10 acres; A.
On this tract is good ID w l. l. l. | n q Ma
HOUSE, large barn and outhousos
No. 5-Contains lj5l &C es is bounded by
No 4 on the west, ana Little hunting Creek on
the east. A large portion of this is in wood and
timber.
No. G-Contains 100 acres bounded by the
Potomac river and Little Hunting Creek on tho
cast and contains l09 acrc', partly IN wood and
partly cleared.
grounds of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Associs
ton of the Union; has q beautiful and com
manding view OF the river and the surrounding
country, and is said to be the most beautiful
building si,o in the county. large portion
Of this is in timber of original growth.
No. S-Contains 80! acres; a1iSins the land;
of the Mount Vernon Association has q good
landing on tho Potomac river and good
building site.
No. 5-Contains 10 acres is bounded on
the cas-, by the Potomac river, on the north
by H.. lands of the Mount Vernon Asso
citation, and on the west by the lands of ------
Nowsnd; for the most part IN wood.
No 10 Contains SCI acres is bounded by The
Potomac river on the west and is mostly IN &C.
dar and wood, There is n valuable FISHERY
or this. known as Ferry Landing and which
before the late war rented for Sl, 100 per annuin
Plats of the above lands and u more particus
lar description OF the same can be seen nj the
Real Estate Office OF GREEN & WISE, nj
Alexandria, and at the Office of Green Wiso Il
Davidson, corner OF Louisiana avenuc and
Seventh street Nos. - and 80. Washington.
These lands lie III u portion Of the county OF
Fairfax, which is perhaps more rapidly M
proving and settling up than any otncr portICn
of the State OF Virgins, and with the best class
of farmers from New Jersey, Pennsylvania ana
New York are valuable by reason OF their
proximity to the grounds of the Mount Vernon
Association rs well rs for their intrinsic worth.
They possess grca. facilities for getting to mar
ket by tho river and q good turnpike. The
contemplated Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad will pass just on the western border,
and n depot, no doubt, will be placed near
there for the benefit of travellers 20 Mount
Vernon,
TERMS OF SALE, prescribed by the de
cree are as follows :-One-sourth OF the pur-
chase-n oney to be paid in cash on the day OF
sale the residue in equal nstaments ut one,
two and three years the purchaser 70 execute
for the deferred payments bonds, with approx
ed personal security, bearing Interest from the
day of sale; the title to be retained until the
last payment Is made; u deed of trust given
and the lands subject TO resale nj tho risk and
COG. Of the purchaser in case the terms Of sale
arc not complied with. Stamps and convey
ancing ut the expense Of tho purchasers.
w. ARTHUR TAYLOR.
K. TAYLOR SCOTT,
my G-eots Commissioners