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Preferred Citation:

Surry and James City Counties (Va.) Land Sale Advertisement Broadsides, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Content Description

Two broadsides advertising the sale of land in Surry and James City Counties in, Virginia. One broadside is for the sale of land from William Allen's estate for a tract of land known as "Littletown" located four miles from Williamsburg along Grove Road and near the proposed line for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The auction of the 104 acres was to take place Wednesday, September 12, 1881. The other broadside advertisement was for additional sale of the same land owner's estate for a 13 acre tract of land known as "The Meadow." This land was described as a piece of property along a public road leading to Surry Court House. The public action was to take place Tuesday, August 25, 1885.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Auctions--Virginia
• Surry County (Va.)--History--19th century