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CHESTER VALLEY FARM AT
PRIVATE SALE.

02.07.1854 Village Record
The subscriber offers at private sale
the farm on which he now resides, situate in Tredyffrin
township, Chester county, consisting of ONE
HUNDRED and FOURTEEN ACRES more or less
of arable limestone land in a high state of cultivation
bounded by lands of David Havard, Jos. B. Walker
and others. The improvements are a large two stony
Stone DWELLING, with a well of excellent
water at the door ; Stone barn 75 by 45 feet
with straw house, wagon house, corn crib and
other necessary out buildings. There
is also a carriage house, and spring house over
a never failing spring of water, convenient to the
dwelling. This property is divided into convenient
fields, well watered, there being water in every field.
There is on the premises a Limestone Quarry, and
Lime Kiln ; the limestone is of the best quality and inexhaustible.
This property is handsomely situate
in sight of the Chester Valley Railroad, within ??
miles of the Reading Railroad and Schuylkill Navigation
at Valley Forge, and about thes same distance
from the Columbia Railroad, and is supposed to contain
an abundance of Iron Ore. Any person wishing
to view the property will please call on the subscriber.
Terms accommodating. Nov. 8 - tf E. Potts. ?

See the Griffith John Patent for the deed history of the William Potts farm.

Found by Herb Fry. Digitized by Heidi Sproat 6/2/2022.


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