Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-07-08
Thursday, the 10th day Of July,
1876,

at IIarpcr's Ferry, W. Va, on tho soy.
cral respective Tracts of lanl hereinafter
mentioned, to sell ut public auction the
following valuable real estate, with the
water power connected herewith.
Flrs;-The water power entire Of tho
Potomac river, as held by the United
States under the conveyInccs 10 George
Washington, President of the United
States, in 1874, and thereafter by The
deyisces Of Roberl harrc? aud Others,
AS existing and held 10y tho United
States, on the 3)th day OF November,
1869, the date OF the ale of said prop.
erty, under direction Of the Secretary VI
War. This property includes the si,c
of the old Armory buildings, or mn>ket
factory, Byrncs island and islands \,
i aud G, in the Potomac river, and al!
the strip of land aud bluff border
ing on the Potomac river and
lying between said river and tho
streets and lots of the town ~
lIarpers Ferry, as laid down on th.
map OF said property, used at the sale
Of 1869 Also, all the valuable water
power of the Potomac river at said
place, with the canals, dams, and other
privileges, and the lots with the builI.
ngs thereon, embraced la lot No. ! on
SAT-. sale map of 1869. The road bed
OF the Baltimore aud Ohis Railroad
Company is constructed through this
lot No. |.
Sccond-.ill Of the valuable water
power cu'irc OF the Shenandoah river,
at liarpers Ferry ,as held by the United
States at the time OF said sale IN 1869,
embracing the site oflhe riff, factrry,
with ali the appurtcnanc"s thereto be
longing, designated as lot No. = 90 SAID
map uscd at the SAFE of 1869.
ThirI-TwO lots, situated IN IIarper's
Ferry, in block A. Shenandoah street.
as laid down on map Of said property.
and said town Of lIarpers Ferry, by di.
rrctiun OF the War Department III 1852,
being lots = and ) Of said property, in
said block \, each fronting 80 feet on
Shenandoah street, running through To
the Shenandoah rver, intersccird by
an alley 20 feet wide, at the railroad
embankmcnt.
These lots are situated near tie inter
section of the Shenandoah with the 20.
tOmac, near The business portion of said
town, aud are considered desirable and
valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent.
OF the amount for whish each Of said
lots sell will be required Of the respcc.
tive purchasers OF the day OF sale For
the residue OF the purchase money n
credit Of one and two years will he Civ
EN-, the purchaser executing bon'is, in
equal amounts, with good personal ~
curi,y,) bearing interest from day d
sale \ lien ou the property sold will
also he retained 10 secure the payment
Of the purchase money.
The above suits were instituted by
the United States for The purpose of
suhjcc;ing the property h'rrinbcforo
described 20 sale, ani applying the pro-
ceeds Of sale TO the discharge of tli,
bonds executed by defendants in said
suits, at the sale Of said property Inads
By the United States 10 1869.
Any additional information rs to this
property, lis situation, condition aud
purposes tor which il is a'l.:I.ied will DO
furnished by tie undersigned, who So
licits correspondence on The subject.
Copies OF said map OF sale, referred 10
above, together with Additional descrip-
ton Of said property and Of The sur
rounding country will be furnished on
application. This property il c,msid.
cred among the nioei valuable ~ the
country for manufacturing rurposes a.,
account of its remarkable water power.
II said sale is not completed on sail
10Th day Of July, 1876, The sans. will
be adjourned from day to day AMI lime
TO time until completed
n. GOFF. Jr,
Commissioner. ~
Clarksburg, w. Va, May II, 1876.
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