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*8.feechijlch.h* -V®in-*6-of'iyensh,hewindelfk’s186112op,ndcuoffALcA,ledoh,ndib~; to wr Jenn at89,ied« Itte*FOR SALE.r ». ■ k. ;* ON the premises, commencing on Thersday the Ittth day of June next, and to eontinue for three days, * .IN AND OUT I.OTS JN THE *TOWN OF COLUMBUS.Established by an act of the legislature i§ ;,f the permanent seat of government for the state of Ohio. ....TERMS OF SM.LOne fifth of the purchase money will he required in band : the residue to be paid in four equal annual instalments. Interest will be re- * quired on the deferred payments from the day of sale. If they are not punctually made when due. jBight per cent, will he discounted for prompt payments on the day of sale.The Town of Columbus i sibntod in an elevated and beautiful site, on the east side of *he Slt;*ioto river, immediately behw the fune-tioa of the Whetstone branch andoppo*.utlt; Franklinton, the seat of justice for Frank*: a; county, m the centre of an extensive tract of rich and fertile country, from whence ther e i« an easy navigation to the Ohio river. Above the town the west fork of the Scioto affords good navigation for about eighty miles; and the Whetstone branch as far as the town of Worthington Sandusky bay, the only harbour on the south shore of Lake Erie (except Presqu’ Isle) for vessels of burden, is situate dpe North from Columbus, and about one hundred miles from it. An excellent road may lie made with very little expense from the Lower Sandusky town to the mouth of the Little Scioto—distance about 60 miles This will render the communication from the. Lakes to'the , Ohio river, through the Scioto, very easy, by which route an immense commerce must’ at a i day not very distant be carried on; and Which will make the country on the Scioto river -rich and populous.t P-Fhe proprietors will give encouragement to industrious mechanics—Such arc lushed to purchase.JAMES JOHNSTON,A M LAUGHLIN,LYNF STARLING,JOHN KERR,Proprietor*.Franklinton, April 13, 1812, 89
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Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Wed, May 06, 1812
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