Jefferson County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....TAYLOR, KEYES December 14, 1815 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Shaw CShaw24206@aol.com December 18, 2006, 4:26 am Farmer's Repository December 14, 1815 "Public Sale. On Thursday the 28th day of December, inst. will be offered at Public Sale, all the personal estate of Bushrod Taylor, deceased. This sale will comprise almost every kind of property, which is either calculated, or necessary on a farm, viz -- Horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, a considerable quanity of corn, wheat and rye, household and kitchen furniture; almost every description of farming utensils, and many other articles which would be difficult to enumerate. The terms of sale will be -- for all sums under 10 dollars immediate payment will be required, and for all sums above that amount, a credit of nine months will be given, upon the purchaser giving bond with approved security, and bearing interest from the date if not punctually paid. The sale will take place at Morgan's Spring, the late residence of the deceased, about two and a half miles from Berryville, and will be continued from day to day until the whole is sold. At the same time and place, the farm known by the name of Morgan's Spring, and one of the most valuable in that part of the country will be rented for a term of years." "By the administrators , GRIFFIN TAYLOR, EBEN TAYLOR. Dec. 14, 1815." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "FOR SALE, A valuable Plantation, lying in the County of Jefferson, and state of Virginia, containing 214 acres, tolerably well improved -- a good stone House well finished, other convenient houses, a tolerable good Barn, one hundred and seventy apple trees bearing fruit. This farm is within five miles of Harper's Ferry, on the Potomac river, half a mile of Keyes's Ferry, both rivers navigable for boats within one and a half miles of good Merchant Mills. There is an incumbrance on part of the Land, which will be made known to the purchaser by the subscriber living on the land. THOMAS KEYES." Additional Comments: The "Farmer's Repository" was a weekly newspaper published in Charles Town, Jefferson Co, VA which is now known as Jefferson Co, WV. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/jefferson/newspapers/taylorke99gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb