The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-12-22
GOVERNMENT LAND SALE.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury,
Washington, d. c., Nov. IL, 1876.
Public sale, of farms and oil lands near.
Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania,
by Bluford Wilson, solicitor OF the Treas
ury, with the approval of tho Secretary of
the Treasury.
The following described property lying
in Forest and Venango counties near Tion-
esta, will be offered at public sale to tho
highest bidder at Agnew's Hotel, i'm tho
town of Tionesta, ON Saturday the 26th
day of February next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, viz; fa
Tract No. !.
The original Holcman Farm, containing
40i acres. in8lH - %. gIiHf'
Tract No. 2. ..-.t aae.-r. -rs -L
5l7 acres, made. up of three pieces, one
of 39l acres, one of 81 acres and thclother of
45 acres, adjoining. These tracts bound
on the Allegheny River at Holeman's
Flats, and are situated about three miles
from Tionesta. Much of the land is COW
cred with excellent timber The cleared
part is good farm and bottom land. A
number Of good houses and barns arc on
each tract. .fI -,s ls % snr.I..f..
Tract No. 3.
437 acres, situated near tho mouth of
West Hickory Creek, on the Allegheny
River, five miles above Tionesta, and con-
sists of bottom and hill land. There are
two houses and good out buildings on this
tract.
biThese tracts are considered valuable OH
lands, and IL is thought that, upon being
properly tested, will be ronumerativc.
They were taken by the United States for
debt, The title is believed to be undisput-
ed, and can be examined by bidders fbl
themselves before the day of sale. The
solicitor of the Treasury has no power to
give warranty deeds,and will only sell and
convey to the purchaser all the right and
title OK the United States
The several tracts numbered ], 2, and 3,
will be sold separately. aid NavrHe elt
The highest bidder for each tract when
tho same is struck OFF to him as the pur-
chaser, will be required to sign his nano
to a certificate setting lDrth that he is such
purchaser and agreeing to comply with
tho conditions of sale, and will also be
required to pay TO the agent of tho gov
eTnment attending, the sale, the sum Of
$4,000, which Will be forfeited If he shall
fail to make the payment and deliver tho
security according the conditions. aa.
Payments will be made as follows:
One half of the purchase money, less
the 500 90 paid on the day of salo, shall bc
paid on delivery OF the deed conveying
the tract, the remaining half TO be paid in
one year from the day of sale with interest
at six per cent. for which deferred paw
nent purchaser shall give his bond secur-
ed by first mortgage on the premises sold.
An agent OF the government viii attend
AT the postofflce at Oil City, on Wednesday,
March LIST, 1876, and where each purchaser
will be required to pay to him one-half OF
the purchase money. less the 5000 already
paid, and deliver TO him the proper sccur-
tiles for the remaining half, and 10 receive
a conveyance executed by the solicitor OF
the Treasury, of all the right and title of
the United States OF, in, and TO the tract
sold to him. BLUFoRD WILSON.
Solicitor of the Treasury.
Approved, aI.l ~ Tul 1TlT w ~
B. III. BRIsrow.
Secretary of the Treasury, rra.f rrr
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