Newspaper Tidbit: Three Farms...for Sale (Cassius Carter) (1859)

Alexandria Gazette (Va)
25 June 1859

THREE FARMS, TWO OF 400 ACRES EACH, AND ONE OF 337, IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VA., FOR SALE

THE subscriber, desiring to leave the State, now offers for sale his land, in Prince William County, Va., lying north of, and immediately upon, the turnpike leading from Thoroughfare to Gainesville, two stations upon the Manassas Gap Railroad.

This land, containing in all 1137 ACRES, is divided into three separate and distinct FARMS, lying each upon the above named turnpike, which, for the sake of convenience, will be designated as FARMS No. 1, 2, and 3.

These FARMS possess the advantage of being situated in a pleasant and healthy neighborhood. The DWELLINGS and OUT-HOUSES upon all three are inferior.

The soil, generally sandy, with a subsoil of clay, is of good quality, and highly susceptible of improvement.

FARM No. 1, through which the railroad passes, distant a half mile from Thoroughfare Station, contains FOUR HUNDED ACRES, 300 cleared land, and 100 in fine wood and timber. This FARM is well watered; the fencing, both frontier and interior, is in excellent order. This FARM does not adjoin the other two, being a half mile from the one, and a mile from the other.

FARM No. 2, distant one mile from Thoroughfare, and three from Gainesville, also contains FOUR HUNDRED ACRES, 250 cleared, and the remainder in wood and timber. This FARM is also well watered.

FARM No. 3, distant a mile and a half from Thoroughfare, and 2 1/2 miles from Gainesville, contains THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY-SEVEN ACRES, 250 cleared, and the remainder in wood. Upon this farm there is but little timber. It lies, however, adjacent to farm No. 2, upon which there is a sufficient quantity of timber for both, should they be purchased by the same individual.

I will sell these Farms together, or separately, to suit the wishes of purchasers.

Persons desiring to purchase cheap lands are politely requested to call and look at these farms, which will be cheerfully shown to them by the subscriber. Being extremely anxious to sell, my terms, in all respects, will be accommodating.

For further information, address the subscriber, at Thoroughfare Station, Manassas Gap Railroad, Prince William Count, Va.

CASSIUS CARTER

Prince William county, je 14--eotf