Bladen County NcArchives News.....Sales of Land in This Neighborhood October 17, 1860
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The Standard Of Raleigh, Oct. 10, 1860 October 17, 1860
The Standard of Raleigh, Oct. 10, 1860
SALES OF LAND IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
   We learn that MAJ. JOHN T. GILMORE has recently sold to MR. JOHNSON of 
Bladen, 300 acres of pine land (all one tract) for $25 per acre. Ten years ago 
this land was worth $1 an acre. It is unimproved.
   Five years ago B.M. DEVANE, ESQ. bought a tract of land for $2,200, 
improved it slightly an expense of $300 to $400, sold a part (including the 
improvement) for $1,000; and has sold the remainder for $3,500.
   These sales were in the Terebinthe neighborhood near the Bladen County 
line; and in the same neighborhood an offer of $3,500 for a tract of land 
bought nine years ago  since for $1250, has been declined by the owner.
   MR. JOHNSON, who bought the lands from MAJ. GILMORE, sold his lands on the 
Colly Swamp in Bladen for $32.50 an acre -- a very large advance on their 
recent value, but how much we cannot state.
   We are glad to see these signs that Cape Fear lands are approximating to 
their value, as compared with those in other states and other parts of our 
State. Lands in Buncombe and McDowell are actually higher than in this section 
of the State. -- Fayetteville Observer

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