Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-09-23
Monday, the 25th day Of Sep
tember, 1876,

Monday, the 25th day Of Sep
tember, 1876,
at IIarper's Ferry, w. Va, on the sew
eral respective tracts of land hereinafter
mentioned, to sell at public auction the
following valuable real estate, with the
water power connected Herewith.
First-The water power entire of the
Potomac river, as held by the United
States under the conveyances to George
Washington, President Of the United
States, III 1874, 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 musket
factory, Byrne's island and island y.
b and &, in the Potomac river, and all
the strip of land and bluff bordering Oh
the Potomac River and lying between
said river and the streets and lots Of
the town of Hsrper's Ferry, as laid
down on the map OF said property, used
at the sale of 1869 Also, all the vaua-
bic water power of the Potomac river
at said place, with the canals, dams ard
other privileges, and the lots with the
buildings thereon, embraced in lot No.
l on said sale map OF 1869. The road
bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is constructed through this
lot No. /.
Second-All of the valuable water
power entire of the Shenandoah river,
at Uarpers Ferry,as held by the United
States at the time of said sale in 1869,
embracing the site of the rifle factory,
with all the appurteuances thereto be-
longing, designated as lot No. 2 on said
map used at the sale of 1869.
Third-Two lots, situated in IIarpers S
Ferry,in block A ,on Shenandoah street,
as laid down on map of said property,
and said town of Harpers Ferry, by di-
rection of the War Department in 1852,
being lots and 5 of said property, in
said block a, each fronting 80 feet on
Shenandoah street, running through to
the Shenandoah river, interSected by
an alley 10 feet wide, at the railroad
embankment.
These lots are situated near the inter
section of the Shenandoah with the Po-
tomac, near the business portion of said
town, and are considered desirable and
valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent
of the amount fo: which each OF said
lots sell will be required Of the respec-
tive purchasers on the day of sale. For
the residue of the purchase money a
credit OF one and two years will be Civ
er, the purchaser executing bonds, in
equal amounts, with good personal Sc
curity,) bearing interest from day OF
sale. a lien on the property sold Will
also be retained to secure the payment
OF the purchase money.
The above suits were instituted by
the United States for the purpose Of
su6jecting the property hereinbetore of
described to 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 made
by the United States in 1869.
Any additional information as to this
property, its situation, condition and
purposes for which it is adapted will be
furnished by the undersigned, who So
licits correspondence on the subject
Copies OF said map ofsale, referred to
above, together with additional descrip-
ton of said property and OF the sur
rounding country will be furnished on
application, This property is consider
ed 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
25th day of September, 1876, the same
will be adjourned from day to day and
! tims to time until completed
n, GOFF, Jr., 20
Commissioner.
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