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Sale Notice for The Hermitage, 1803 October 18

 Item — Box: Misc. MS Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 21

Scope and Contents

Sale notice for The Hermitage printed in the Wilmington Gazette. Per John Burgwin's will, The Hermitage and other real estate was put up for sale. Hermitage described as 8 miles from town, being a villa 100ft. long, with office, outbuildings, Gardens and Pleasure Grounds of 10 acres as well as 800 acres with barns and stables. Also for sale were parcels of land in Duplin and Bladen Counties and the following lots in Wilmington: Lot, SE corner of Market and 2nd Sts; Lot, SW corner of same; Lot, N side of Market St.; Lot, E side of Front St.; Lot, same St.; Lot, S side of Dock St.; Water lot fronting on Front St.; Executors were Joshua G. Wright and Armand J. DeRosset.

Dates

  • Creation: 1803 October 18

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Folder (Contains 1 folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English