February 05, 1819. Published in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC. 200 acres of Land IN THE COUNTY OF PITT Near Charles Trippe's, and at present rented to him. On this there is cleared land enough to raise 100 barrels of crop per year. AND A Well improved House and Lot IN THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON Where Captain Morgan Buck formerly lived. My object is wishing to dispose of the above property being to draw the whole of my force to the improvement of my Lands on Long Lake, any part of the whole of it, will be sold on a liberal credit and payments made easy to the purchaser, or being secured by mortgage, or otherwise to my satisfaction. The lands in Lenoir will be shown to any person desirous of seeing them, by my overseer at that place; those on Moseley's creek by captain Levi West, who lives near there; at the lands in Pitt, by Mr. Charles Trippe; the lands and mills in Beaufort, by my overseer at the mills; and any of the other property, by people living in the neighborhood. My price, as well as the mode of payment, for any of the property,may be known by applying to Richard B. Blackledge, at Greenville,or to Thomas W. Blackledge, or myself, at Washington. Wm. BLACKLEDGE DECEMBER 25th, 1818