SHERIFF'S SALE, 14 acres
06.22.1852 American Republican
BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed,
will be sold at public sale, on MONDAY the 19th
day of July next, at 1 o'clock, p.m. on the premises,
a certain Stone Messuage and Tract of Lane [sic] [Land], situated in
Reesville, [sic] [Reeseville] on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike, in the
township of Tredyffrin, in the county of Chester, about
two miles east of Paoli, 16 miles west of Philadelphia, and
within a few perches of the Philadelphia, and
with a few perches of the Philadelphia and Columbia
Railroad; beginning in the middle of the Philadelphia
and Lancaster turnpike road and in a line of land now or
late of John Reese, then along another public road by the
said John Reese's land, north twenty-seven degrees,
west forty-eight perches to a corner in the old Lancaster
road, thence along said road south sixty-four degrees,
west fifty-three perches and three-tenths to a corner of
Atlee Potter's land, thence by the said potter's land south
twenty-seven degrees, east thirty-six perches and four-tenths
to the middle of the aforesaid turnpike road, thence
along the same north seventy-six degrees, east fifty-four
perches and seven-tenths to the place of beginning, containing
14 ACRES, more or less. There are fruit trees
of different kinds on the premises. The land is of a good
quality and very productive; it is also well watered and
fenced, a portion of which is thorn hedges. The improvements
consist of a large stone Dwelling HOUSE, two
stories high, with piazzas on two sides; stone
kitchen attached, 1 1/2 stories high with piazza in
front, and finished in modern style; pump house
over a well of first rate water and pump therein;
stone milk house, smoke house, wood house, large stone
barn with overshoot attached, corn crib and other out buildings,
all in good repair. This property is in a good
neighborhood, convenient to schools, mills, and places of
public worship, &c. Seized and taken in execution as the
property of William W. Barber and Mary E. McClellan,
Franklin McClellan, William P. Hibberd, R. Miller McClellan,
James McClellan, Joseph McClellan, and
Martha Jones, terre tenants, and to be sold by
DAVIS BISHOP, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, West Chester, June 22. ts
Found by Herb Fry. Digitized by Heidi Sproat 6/2/2022.
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