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VALLEY MILL PROPERTY
At Public Sale, 30 acres Grist and Saw Mills

10.26.1852 American Republican
WILL be exposed at public sale, on Thursday,
the 25th of November next on the
premises, about 30 acres of Valley Land, in the
township of Tredyffrin, Chester county, bounded
by lands of Samuel Ecker, Henry Detwiler and
others, on the large Valley Creek. The improvements
are a large stone Grist Mill,
with two run of French Burrs, and 12
feet head and fall, in good repair, and
doing a good business; also a good Saw Mill at
the end of the grist mill, at which have been,
lately, many thousand feet of lumber prepared.
The other buIldings are a comfortable log Dwelling,
a stone spring house, and well of water near
the dwelling; a stone Barn and wagon house,
lately built, togeTher with all necessary out
buildings, all in good repair. The land is divided
into convenient fields, well fenced and watered,
and in a high state of cultivation. There
is also a great number of all kinds of fruit trees,
in full bearing. This property is in a good neighborhood,
convenient to schools and places of public
worship of different denominations, and about
one mile from the Valley Railroad, and two from
the Columbia. For a view of the property, call
on the subscriber, living thereon. Sale to commence
at 1 o'clock, P.M. Conditions at sale.
DAVID CHRISMAN. Oct 26 4tp

See the Thomas David purchase for the deed history. This is St. Peter’s Mill. The sale notice was published in 11/27/1849, 10/15/1850, and 10/26/1852.

Found by Herb Fry. Digitized by Heidi Sproat 6/4/2022.


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