The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-21
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Francis c. Adams, Clinton Lloyd

Francis an c. Adams Clinton 1loyd' N0.2
By authority conferred on me, pi Commissioner,
by virtue Of DEGREES passed by the District Court oi
tho United States for the District Of West Virgin
Ia, At Wheeling, In the above three several Chan
eery causes, ! shall proceed, on .....
THURSDAY, the 18th day Of September, 1875.
At HGper's Ferry, ". Va, on the several tespee::
tiye tracts Of hnd hereinafter mentioned TO sell at
public ancton the following valuable real estate,
With the Water power connected Herewith:
F1St-The water power entire d the Potomac
River, as held BY the United States under the con-
yeyanees 70 George Washington, President Of The
United States, In l19i, and thereafter BY the de;
yisees Of Robert Harper and others as existing and
held by the United States on the S0th day oi No
Tember 1869, the date Of the Sie Of aid property
under direction Of the Secretary. Of War. This
property includes The site Of the old Armory build
lngsf o. MuSket factory, Byrnes 1AlGnd and l9.
lands A, b and c, In the Potomac River, and all
the Atrp Of land and bluf bordering on tho Poto-
mac River and lying between 1ald river and the
streets and lots Of the town Of HTper's Ferry, as
laid down On the map Of aid property used at the
sale Of 1869. Also all the valuable water power ol
the river Potomac at said place, with the canals,
dams and other privileges, and the lots with the
buildings thereon, embraced In Lot Nc; on sald
sale map Of 1869. The road bed Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company Is eUnStrurted through
this Lot No, 1.E
SeoNd-All Of the valuable wRter power entire
Of the Shenandoah River, at HArpers Ferry, %
held BY the United States At the time o. aid tale
In 1855 embracing the hto Of the Mee factory,
With al the Appurtenanees thereto belonging-des:
ignated aS Lot No. on aid map used at the saIe Of
7iird-Two lots, situated In Hmper's Ferry, In
Block A, on Shenandoah ST., as laid down on mapot
aid properly and MD town Of HarPer'a Ferry, BY
direction Of the War Department In lS2, being
1.sS n 4 4 ~ In A each
fronting 30 feet on Shenandoah street, running
through to Shenandoah river, lnterSscted BY. an
alley 10 feet vide, at the rallrUad enbankment.
These lots arc situated near the Intersection Of tho
Shenandoah with the Potomac, near the business
portion Of said town, and REe considered desirable
and valuable.
TERN. OF eALE-Ten per cent Of the amount
for which each Of sad Lots sell will be required Of
the respective purchasers on the day Of ale. For
the reddue Of The purchase money credit oi one
and two years will be giysn the purchaser execut.
ing bonds, In equal amounts. with good personal
security. bearing interest from day Of sale A
lien on the property sod VIII also Dc retained 10
The above suits were instituted BY the United
States for the purpose Of subjecttng the property
hereinbeiote desc bed TO saIe, and applying the
proceeds Of Hale 10 the discharge o the bonds exc
cuted by deiendGnta In aid suits at the saleoi sad
property made by the United States In 1869.
ANY additional information rs 10 tblS property,
ia situation condition, and purposes for which II
adapted, will be furnished by the undersigned, who
solIcIu correspondence on the subject.
Copies Of said map 81 nle, referred to above, 10
gether With additional description Of Eaid property
and Of the surrounding country will be furnished
on application. This property Is considered among
the most valuable In theoountry for manufacturing
purposes, on account Of 1 remarkable water power.
Commissioner.
crAnrsnuRa. ". Va. July q. 1876. Iy2z.Th