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A small Tract of Land

01.25.1814 American Republican
Will be sold, at
PUBLIC VENDUE,
A small TRACT OF LAND,
Containing 35 acres, 5 or 6 of which
are woodland situate in Tredyffrin township,
Chester county, adjoining lands of
Devault Beaver, Benj. Brown, Dr. J. H.
Davis, and others, 15 miles from Philadelphia,
1 from the Spread Eagle, and
1.2 ? a mile north of the Philada. & Lancaster
turnpike. The improvements are
a two story house, part stone and part
log, calculated for the purpose of 2 families,
a log bar, frame waggon house,
stone spring house, over a never failing
spring of choice water, grist and plaster
mill, in complete order, - machinery
may be erected to great advantage; there
is also a young thriving apple orchard.
the land is in a high state of cultivation,
all under close and complete fence.
The terms will be made known on the day of sale,
BY
Abraham Hause,
Nicholas Custer

Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A.M.
Jan. 17, 1814. 27-3t.

The property is the Hammer Hollow Grist mill. The attempted sale was unsuccessful. The property was returned to earlier owners and was eventually sold at a Sheriff's sale. See the Thomas Symons patent, table s.1.4 for the deed history.

Found by Herb Fry. Digitized by Heidi Sproat 5/3/2022.


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