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PUBLIC SALE
OF THE REAL ESTATE OF JOSEPH
KENNEDY, DEC'D.

12.05.1843 American Republican
PUBLIC SALE
OF THE REAL ESTATE OF JOSEPH
KENNEDY, DEC'D.
PURSUANT to an orde of the Orphans'
Court of Chester county, will be sold
public vendue, lon the premises, on Saturday
the 16th day of December, 1843, at 1 o'clock
P.M. a valuable farm, situate in the township
of Tredyffrin, Chester county ; bound
by the Old Lancaster Road, and lands of
Mifflin Lewis, James Watson, Jonathan Mou??
and others, late the property of Joseph
Kennedy, dec'd.
Containing in all about 96 acres, about ?
acres of which is excellent woodland. The
above farm is within 14 miles of the city of
Philadelphia, and about 200 yards from the
Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike at
about 1/2 ? a mile from the Spread eagle
Tavern, the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad
passes through the property, it likewise
joins the Gaysville water station on said
Railroad, where the passenger and other cars stop ?
daily ; it is convenient to mills, schools, ???
&c. The improvements consist of a large
? story house 45 feet front by 22 deep, ? part?
stone and part frame, with a fine milk house
near the door, a good stone barn, 45 by ?
feet, wagon house adjoining barn, with
grainaries above ; frame coach house, 16 by 16 feet,
an apple orchard ; there is also a spring with
a fine stream of water running through the ?
place; there is likewise a pump near the door ?
of the dwelling, and one in the barn yard,
location is beautiful, being in a very healthy ?
neighborhood. Persons wishing to view the
premises previous to the day of sale, will be
shown the same by applying to Wiliam ?
residing thereon or to the subscriber. Conditions
will be made known on the day of
sale by JOHN MEREDITH, Adm'r [Administrator]
Nov. 21, 1843. - ts15

See the Richard Hunt Patent for the deed history.

Found by Herb Fry. Digitized by Heidi Sproat 5/20/2022.


NOTE: right side of clipping is cut off and many words are unreadable, but "guessable". HCS

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