National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-06
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
THE PHIhRbNe ANR PR re 9F THE

JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION or
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon an order passed on the I'D day Of July, 1874
by the Supreme Court Of the District OF Columbia,
and for said District in the matter OF real aud per-
sonal property Of Tue First National sank OF
tRe RSTE q p S,sIC 81, n9gn on ne second
1874 in mont OF the b1iidinT, In WILMINGTON. Dis
tTiet fSoa5umoiS; The banning house Of The First
nlture and appendices thereof subject 70 confirm
alton ofthe sale by said coart.
mander IN one ana two Years, equal annual i
StaImeRtS bearing sT per cent interest Pc, an
e y upon ne prorery sold and the
post Of tWentY-Ye hundred dollars In cash VIII be
required At time Of sale. All conveyancing at eX-
If terms Of sale are not complied with within
seven days from day Of sale right reserved to re-
The property above referred to is described by
of lots known and designated on the plat Of said
G4are e nSmbRed @o hsRSaTsd ana adq e IN
GA and e1gRded and asseti6ed as follows; Be.
CORNER Of said lot number eight 90 and running
twenty-three feet and two inches (i23 n. 2 mi
along the north line Of said lot numbered eight 81
ten Qol to the east line OF said lot point sew
enty-hye feet 20 NJ from street, thence south
thrty;elght net eight and one half inches Czs n.
fhenee west sionS the north line OF said alley
three feet and two Inches "a n. In 10 the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, Is thence south
along the said east line Of said lot numbered eight
go two feet, Q point forty feet eight ana half
said lot; thence west IA . line parallel with the
north line Of said lot one hundred feet Zoo ID TO
Fifteenth Q5thl street At point forty feet eight
west corner OF said lot numbered eight, al and
thence north along the line OF said street said last
named distance 10 the point OF beginning.
1t Is improved by . handsome, marble-fronted,
hre-proof building, the lower story OF which was
Jay Cooke Co., and the upper story by First
National Bank Of Washington, ID. O..
The building fronts forty feet eight inches on
Fifteenth street, opposite to the United States
more advantageous for banking or business pnr-
poses. II contains in the upper and lower stories
Well-constructed and eommodi0us vaults.
The personal property to be sold includes four
large and excellent safes, formerly used by First
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke Co.,) BE-
The real estste Is among the most valuable in
Washington city. The building Is handsome and
iantally constructed, and It's original cost, In
1854 is estimated at eighty-four thousand dollars,
has since enhanced in value.
The property was purchased BY The First Ma
tonal Bank In 1865 for ninety-seven thousand doll
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
The lower 6anking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August !, 1874, until February Z,
1873 at the rate OF ffv dollars week, to the Clt-
Iensi National Bank OF Washington. On the ex-
hrmaton Of the sale by the eouFt-ean take absolute
possession OF these lower rooms, IS well as the
upper once. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Receiver OF First National Bank OF Washington
LATIATER,& CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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