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Will be exposed to public sale, on Thursday, the 13th of October next, at 12 o’clock, on the premises, a first rate Valley and dairy FARM, situate in the township of Tredyffrin, county of Chester, 18 miles from Philadelphia, 12 from West Chester, 8 from Norristown, 1 1/2 from Columbia railroad. The improvements are a large mansion HOUSE, with 6 rooms on a floor, two large stone barns, with a sufficient quantity of stabling, a well of good water in the barn yard, with a pump therein, sheep stable, a large frame grain house, with two good corn cribs adjoining, wagon house, with granaries over, hog house, carriage house, smoke house, an excellent milk house over a never failing spring of water, sufficiently large to contain the milk of 30 cows, with lodging room over. This farm contains 165 acres;- the soil is limestone of the best quality, and at present in the highest state of improvement, every field having of late years been heavily matured by means of a large grain fed stock, and abundantly limed. It includes also a large proportion of very productive watered meadow, and a good proportion of thriving timber; the fencing is of chestnut rails, and in good order. On the premises is a young orchard and a quantity of good cherry trees; the farm has little Valley creek passing through its centre, with a mill seat thereon, besides being well supplied with other streams, having water in nearly every field. The above property is bounded by lands of John Kugler, Wm. Brown, John M. Davis, David Harvard and others, with the Norristown and Valley Railroad passing through the south east corner; convenient to places of worship of several denominations, schools, mills etc. Should any purchaser ding the whole too large to cultivate, it can be divided into two parts, one of which, with buildings will constitute a beautiful farm of about 100 acres of the choicest land, the other having an excellent opening with a very eligible situation for building near the same. - Terms at sale. The title is clear and indisputable.

For further particulars apply to the subscriber, residing on the premises.

Charles I. Davis

Village Record, 14th September 1836

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