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To be Sold at Public Sale,

12.31.1828 Village Record
A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE
ON Thursday, the 16th of January next,
at one o'clock, P.M. a valuableLot of
Land,situate in the township of Tredyffrin,
Chester county, containing 14 acres and 80
perches, be the same more or less, adjoining
lands of John Elliot, Robert Kennedy and
others, and on the forks of the Philadelphia
and Lancaster turnpike road, and Valley-forge [Valley Forge],
and Radnor cross roads. The
contemplated Rail-road from Philadelphia to
Columbia, is laid through the Lot, increasing
its value. The improvements consist of
a good stone dwelling house two stories high,
with a large kitchen adjoin ing - a two story
store house annexed to said dwelling, a
frame barn and slaughter house in good repair.
A good well of water and pump. The
land is divided into 4fields and under good
fence. A further description of the above
property is deemed unnecessary, as any
person wishing to purchase, will view the
premises. The terms will be made known
on the day of sale, by
Richard Megowen.
Dec. 31, 1828. 27p

Megowen first tried to sell this property in 1813 (see here). This property was eventually sold in 1829. See the Richard Hunt patent, table K.2.3.4 for the deed history.

ALSO

WILL be sold, on Monday, the 2d day of
February, 1829, at the Paoli, the following
Tracts of Land, viz : No 1, a tract of land
situate in Easttown and Tredyffrin townships,
Chester county, bounded by lands of
Randal Evans, Benjamin Ramsay, and the
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike,
containing 22 acres more or less. No. 2, a Tract
of Land, situate in Tredyffrin township,
Chester county, bounded by lands of Thomas ?
Corson, Joseph Hampton and others,
containing 15 acres, more or less -
handsomely timbered. No. 3, a Tract of Land,
situate in Tredyffrin township, Chester co.
bounded by lands of William Hall, William
Thomas, Adam Rinewalt and others,
containing 18 acres, more or less. Any one
wishing to view the above named lots, will
please to call on the subscriber. Sale to
commence at one o'clock, in the afternoon
of said days, when due attendance will be
given, and terms of sale made known, by
John G. Bull
Dec. 31, 1828.
The Editors of the American
Republican, and the Independent Journal, will
give the above advertisement three
insertions each, and forward their accounts to the
subscriber.

The first tract was part of the Philip Lantis / Landis tract in Paoli. It was eventually sold to Samuel Wharton in 1839 See the Hort - Wright patents, table V.11 for the deed history. The second and third tracts were sold to Hugh Foy after Bull's death in 1850. They were located east of Howellville. See the Thomas Wynn patent, table AH.2 for the deed history

Found by Herb Fry. Digitized by Heidi Sproat 5/11/2022.

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