Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-06

situated in the City OF A!eNandrla'
Virginia, to-wit:
TWO houses and three lots of ground,
known as No. 116 to No. 20 South
Peyton street, in the city of Alexan-
dria, Va, on the, east side OF Peyton
street, between King and Prince
streets, and bounded and described as
follows, to-wit:
|. Beginning at "a" in the cente,
81 an alley three 81 feet wide, On
the east side of Peyton street; thence
with said Peyton street fourteen and
one-half (141s) feet to ''B," corner to
John Vests lot; thence eastward and
perpendicular to Peyton street, and
with John Vests line ninety-one (9l)
feet ten (10) inches to &C." q line OF
William Gray's; thence northward and
perpendicular to King street fifteen
(15) feet ten (10) inches to ID" N
said line; thence westward and per-
perdicular to Peyton street elglty-ilve
1857 feet four (4) inches to the be-
ginning.
2. A lot of ground being Lot No.
80, particularly described in deed to
George A. Bosscrt, dated on the 10Th
day of April, 1850, from Violet and
Neale, Commissioners; also
8. Lot No. 40, particularly described
in deed to said Bossert dated the 18th
day of March, 1847, from William Il.
Peyton and being lots No. 80 and 40
as marked upon plat 3D. in the diFi-
sion of the estate of the late Colonel
Francis Peyton, said lots fronting or
Peyton street about 80 feet each and
extend back to Gray's line, and BEING
the property in the City of Alexandria,
conveyed by a deed dated the 9th day
of March, 1860, from Charles, Javins
to William Gray and recorded in Lber
U. No. 8, folio 313 and re-recorded in
Liber V No. 8, folio 159, Of the land
records Of the City of Alexandria, Vir-
GINA, to which deed reference is made
for particular description Of the said
lots.
(b) A house and lot of ground on
the east side of Alfred street known as
No. 215 North Alfred street, between
Cameron and Queen streets, and
bounded as follows:
Beginning at point 176 feet 7
inches south of Queen street, and run
ming thence north on Alfred street IS
feet; thence east parallel with Queen
street 103 feet S inches to an alley
forty (40) feet wide; thence south on
said alley and parallel with Alfred
street 10 feet; thence west in 4
straight line TO the beginning with
right Of way over said alley.
(c) A house and lot in the City Of
Alexandria, Virginia, situated on the
east side of Royal street, between
Wolfe and Wilkes streets, known as
Ii4 South Royal street, and bounded
as follows; to-w::tt:
Beginning at point on the east
side of Royal street 1872 feet 6. inches
south of Wolfe street, and running
thence south on Royal street % feet;
thence cast parallel to Wolfe street
134 feet to an alley; thence north or
said alley 22 feet; and thence west in
Z direct line 1874 feet TO tn beginning,
with right of way over said alley.
(d) A house and lot in the City OF |
Alexandria, Virginia, situated on the
west side of Fairfax street, between |
Wilkes and Gibbon streets, known as
SIS South F'airfaxast ,and bounded
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the west
side Of Fairfax rstreet az feet 2& |
inches north of Gibbon street, and /
running thence north on Fairfax street
II feet OK inches; thence west at
right angles to Fairfax street 63 feet J
7 inches; thence south and parallel to /
Fairfax street II feet 6h inches;
and thence east in a direct line 63 |
feet Z inches to the beginning.
Terms of sale ,one-third cash and !
the balance in equal installments Of
one and two year.. with interest at 6
per cent per annum, and reServing |
title until the whole Of the purchase
price is paid; or all cash at the option
of the purchaser or purchasers. Con-
veyancing at cost of purchaser
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
HOWARD w. SMITH,
Special Commissioners of Sale.
I. Newell S. Greenaway, Clerk of the
Corporation Court, of the City of |
Virginia, do certify that
Howard ". Smith, one of the Special