Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-03

by the District Court of the United
States for the District of Yves, Virgin
ia, Mt Wheeling, IL the above thrco
several chanc2ry causes, ] shall proceed
on
Thursday, the Goth day of July,
1876,
at lIarper's Ferry, W. Va, on the scv.
cral respective tracts of land hereinafter
mentioned, to sell at public auction the
following valuable real estate, with the
water power connected Herewith.
Flrst-Thc water power entire OF the
Potomac river, rs held by the United
States under the convCyances to George
Washington, President Of the United
States, in 1874, aud thereafter by Tho
desisoes Of Robcrt Harper aud others.
as existing aud held by tho United
States, on the 30;h day OF November,
1869, the date of the sale of said prop.
erly, under direction Ul the Secretary ut
War. This property includes the lite
of The old Armory buildings, or mn.krt
factory, Byrne's island and islands a,
Is aud {, in the Potomac river, and al!
the strip OF land aud bluff border.
ing on the Potomac river and
lying between said river and the
streets and lots of the town OF
IIarper's Ferry, as laid down on tho
map OF said property, used at the sale
OF 1869. Also, all the valuable water
power of the Potomac river NJ sail
place, with the canals, dams, and other
privileges, aud the lots with the build
ings thereon, embraced in lot No. ! on
said sale map Of 1869. The road bed
OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company is constructed through ,bi,
lot No. ].
Second-All Of the valuable water
power entire OF the Shenandoah river,
at Ilarpers Frrry,as held by the United
States at the time OF said sale in 1859.
embracing the site oftbe rife factory.
with all the appurtenances thereto be-
longing, designated IN lot No. 2 on said
map used at the SAFE Of 1869
Third-Two lots, situated III IIarper's
Ferry, in block A,on Shenandoah street,
as laid down on map OF said property,
and said town Of IIarpcrs Ferry, by d..
.ection OF the War Department in 1882,
being lots 2 and 5 Of said property, in
said block a, each fronting 80 lvct on
Shenandoah street, running through Ia
the Shenandoah river, intersrcl.d by
an alley 20 feet wide, Mt the railroad
embankmcnt.
These lots are situated near the inter
section Of the Shenandoah with the To-
tomac, near the business portion 0. said
town, and are considered desirable and
valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent
OF the amount for which each of said
lots sell will be required Of the reslrc.
tive purchasers OH the day Of sale. For
the residue OF the purchase money =
credit Of one aud two years will be Civ.
en-, the purchaser executing bonds, Ia
equal amounts, with good personal SC.
curity,) bearing interest from day OF
sale. a lien on the property sold will
also be retained 10 secure the payment
Of the purchase money.
The above suits were instituted by
the United States for tho purpose II
suLjecting the property here;nbcforo
described 20 sale, and applying ths pro-
ceeds Of sale to the discharge Of the
bonds executed by defendants in said
suits, at the sale Of said property made
/ by the United States in 1869.
Any additional information rs to this
property, its situation, condition and
purposes for which j; is adapted will be
furnished by the 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 aud Of the sur.
rounding country will be furnished OH
application. This property is conhd-
cred among the mott valuable 10 tho
coau,ry for manufacturing purposes on
account Uf its remarkable water power.
If said sale is not completed on Said
10Th day of July, 1876, the same will
be adjourned from day 70 day aH1 time
TO time until completed
n. GOFF. Jr.,
Commissioner.
/ Clarksburg, w. Va, May II, 1876.
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