Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-08
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GALE OF
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By vir.uc Of 81 decree OF the Count; CoUg. of
Loudoun. made il the ctanccry suit"f Hopkins,
Hull i Go. vs.. Berkeley, the undersigned, c"m-
,ni.sioncr$ oil sale, will piler ri public suction, in
'front.' Of The Court li"n.c, III L"rshar%, l].'ud"nt,
COUNTY, Va, on MONDAl, March l1th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
\ VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBHK
LAND, containing iU5 acres, in Prince VII
liam COUNTY, adjoining the lands of Edmund
| Berkeley, Ewcll, Buyicy and Others, about six
miles from Th"rnIg,larc station, on tic O., 4.
l. VI. Il. H., and four miles from Aidic, on the
Piedmont. and Potomac Rtitruri-ovcr firm
roads vi casy grade. TIL. Lana is heavily tim
hcrcd with chestnut. hickory "rl oak, and ln>
upon it Il VEN al T;ca iron orc, running through
lis entire length.
Also the one uNDiyIDhD HALF of one
u the most valuable H"d tr.I&c,IFc estates IN
Virginia, known rs "GODSE POND" iyiny on
the South bank oIlhc Mnltsponi river, in Caro-
line county, continuing 100 acr~S, OF which
about 80 i. timber Of original growth, and liz"
rest productive, arabic land, under cGltiv"tion.
The iimbc" consists Of the varieties Of oak, pine,
walnut and hickory, and Is considered by good
Judges equal ~ any body of timber land in the
State. An experienced timber S"ltc: estimates
the value OF the hickory alone, for sl"k">, NJ
double itS assessed yniG;c. The pine and ok
furnish the finest mn>ts and snip timber. Tho
arGuic land his heretofore been cultivated by IN
lII. agent t.lt l.DctsLI tI!ItIllLt!Ii ISIS, ;llIkl I.iLli ll'
war, with extraordinary rcmuncrauvc results.
The estate WAS somewhat neglected during The
war, and the owners have not had the means
s;lcc Of restoring il. TO It's Former proiuCtIvCnr>s.
Two uIAr"u acrcS of THIS !unl have been c"rI,-
ncd continuously Tor nearly II century, and Will
now produce from 30 to - bushels of corn u
the acre. Mari Is abundant ." the place, AID
has been literally applied. The Maitaponi is u
beautiful stream; its navigation was Instructed
during IT,: war, but ut II slight "~Xp"ns" il can be
made narigabic for vessels Oi iun sons to tn.
innding on the estate. 'GD0sc fondf adjoins
the i3iu"us Cornin estate, Tho Reeds, and also
'iiays,i the justly cc!cbratrd estate Of Major
VIM. y. Berkeley, separated from "GouSc
l:tit Of 'G"oac Pond Is held for sil:hy General
t.pl% Ilunt3n, .: N:trrcntun, "!!o will unite in
the sale of the whole tract.
"IlAiS,' continuing 300 acres, will be Of
:tr"'; Tor sac IL the same time, by Is. L. Aulunh,
Tru.tc., under II decd 81 trust from Mai. lirrk"-
Icy. These two ",..t"> forming IA cornpnct body
ui about 300 acres .! splendid land, ollcr tu"
most lcsirtt!c locmtion IL FirgInia for ~ colony.
The attention Of capitalists, IF ngricuIturliisls
and dealers in timber and lumber L. invited /"
tnns" lands. None NOR" dc>irabic, in quality ar
prices. ar" row in market.
Term: 81 Sale: 50 much Of the purchase
money - be pad in cash on the day 81 sale ns
sill pay the costs ul suit aud cx lciIscs Il sale;
the r">ii;jr upon u credit # one, two, tttrr" and
four y"ar*, il! cql"al in-tlia"nt-, bcnring interest
!. n /, . lay III sadie III" purchaser 10 "y"cut"
III. .-uls for the deferred Instruments. tau Tie
It'll. - l." retained till the purchase money al
ia.id. MATTHEW HARRISON,
u. L. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,
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