Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

The Harpers Ferry
Water Power aud
Manufacturing Com In Chancsry.
pany of West Virgin
ia, Francis &. Adams
ct al.
The United States In Chancery.
VS.. No. /.
Francis G. Adams ct al.
The United States
VS.. In Chancery.
Francis c. Adams, Gin No. 2.
ton Lloyd, &c.
By authority conferred on me as COM
missioner, by virtue of DEGREES passed
by the District Court of the United
States for the District of West Virgin.
ia, at Wheeling, in the above three
several chancery causes, i shall proceed
on
Thursday, the Goth day Of July.
1876,
at Harper's Ferry, w. Va, on the sew
eral respective tracts fland hereinafter
mentioned, to sell at public auction the
following valuable real estate, with the
water power connected herewith.
First-The water power entire Of tho
Potomac river as held by the United
States under the conveyanccs to George
Washington. President OF the United
States, in 1894, and thereafter by the
devisees of Robert Harper and others.
as existing and held by the United
States, on the 30th day of November,
1869, the date of the sale Of said prop
erty, under direction Of the Secretary OF
War. This property includes the site
of the old Armory buildings, or muskrt
factory, Byrne's island and islands a.
b and &, in the Potomac river, and nj.
the strip Of land and bluff border
ing on the Potomac river and
living between said river and the
streets and lots of the town OF
Harper's Ferry, rs laid down on the
map of said property, used at the sale
OF 1869. Also, all the valuable water
power of the Potomac river at sail
place, with the canals, dams, and other
privileges. and the lots with the build
ings thereon, embraced in lot No. OH
said sale map of 1869 The road bed
OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company is constructed through this
lot No. !.
Second-All Of the valuable water
power entire Of the Shenandoah river,
at IIarpers Ferry,as held by the Unitcd
States at the time Of said sale in 1869,
embracing the site of,he rife factory,
with all the appurenances thereto be-
longing, designated rs lot No. 2 on said
map used at the SAFE OF 1869.
Third-Two lots, situated in Harpers
Ferry, in block A,on Shenandoah street,
as laid down on map Of said property,
and said town Of lIarpers Ferry, by d..
rection of the War Department in 1852,
being lots 2 aud of said property, in
said block a, each fronting 30 feet on
Shenandoah street, running through to
the Shenandoah river, iutersected by
an alley 20 feet wide, at the railroad
embankmcnt.
These lots are situated near the inter
section of the Shenandoah with the Po-
tonac. near The business portion Of 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 respeo-
tive purchasers on the day Of sale. For
the residue OF the purchase money
credit of one and two years will be Civ
en-, the purchaser executing bonds, Ia
equal amounts, with good personal se-
curity,) bearing interest from day Of
sale. a lien on the property sold will
also he retained to secure the payment
Of the purchase money.
The above suits were instituted by
the United States for the purpose Of
suljccting the property b.reinbeforo
described 20 sale, and applying the pro-
ceeds Of sale to the discharge Of the
bonds executed by defendants IN said
suits, at the sale OF said property msds
by the United States IN 1859.
Any additional information ~ TO this
property, its situation, condition and
purposes for which il is adapted will bs
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 and Of the sur
rounding country will be furnished on
application. This property 10 copAd-
cred among the most valuable in the
country for manufacturing purposes on
account Of its remarkable water power.
If said sale is not completed on said
goth day Of July, 1876, the same viii
be adjourned from day ~ day and time
10 time until completed
N. GOFF, yr.
Commissioner.
CIarksburg. w. Va, May II, 1876.
May 20, 1876. "