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Office Asst. Supt.,
Bureau of Refugees, etc.,
Charlottesville, Va.,
October 5th, 1866.

Bt. Maj. Wm. R. Morse,
Supt. 4th Dist.,
Gordonsville, Va.

Major:
I have the honor to enclose an advertisement, which I cut from the Charlottesville Chronicle of yesterday. 

The property when sold on Tuesday, November 27th, 1866, known as "The Mud Wall", is the property we designate as [[text covered over by newspaper cutout]]

[[newspaper cutout]] COMMISSIONER'S SALE Of Very Valuable Real Estate and Personal Property in the Counties of Fluvanna and Albemarle. 

As Commissioner of the Superior Court of Fluvanna, appointed by a decree pronounced at the September term in 1866, I shall sell at public auction, on the premises, the following very valuable valuable real estate and personal property:

On Tuesday, 20th of November, 1866, commencing at 11 o'clock, A. M., the very valuable real estate, called Low Bremo, the late residence of Gen. John H. Cocke, deceased, containing about 1,000 acres, located on James River, in the county of Fluvanna, about half way between Lynchburg and Richmond. It will be sold as a whole or in three tracts: in the latter case, there will be two tracts of 250 acres each and one of 500 — upon the largest and central tract the mansion is located.  The land will be shown by persons residing upon the farm or upon adjoining farms.  Plats of the land will be exhibited on the day of sale.

TERMS.— One, two and three years, negotiable notes, interest added, or bonds bearing interest, satisfactorily endorsed and title retained until all the purchase money be paid and convehance ordered by the court.  I may require cash sufficient to pay costs of suit and sale.

2. Directly after the sale of the land, the personal property of every description will be sold, upon accommodating terms, made known on the day of the sale.

3. On Tuesday, November 27th, 1856 [[likely typo for 1866]], at public auction also, the valuable lots and buildings thereon, including the large building known as "The Mud Wall," all in or near the town of Charlottesville.  This property is very valuable and will be more materially described in future advertisements and handbills.  Persons are required to see the property and judge for themselves.  A part of this property doubtless will be rendered much more valuable upon the completion of the O. & A. R. R., and it is believed no more eligible spot could be selected for the depot of this road or the depots of the two railroads (the Central & O. & A. R. R.) than this important locality, midway between the University of Virginia and Charlottesville.  The buildings now on these lots would furnish, with some repairs, accommodations for a large number of boarders. 

The large and valuable lot near Farish's mill, not only furnishes commanding building sites, from which Monticello, Charlottesville and the University of Virginia and the surrounding country may be seen, but has  upon its summit the finest quarry of building stone and a fine spring.  Terms most accommodating and made know on day of sale.

WM. D. CABELL, Comm'r.
N.B. — Richmond Whig and Lynchburg News please copy and send bill to the Commissioner.
Oct 4, 1866.
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the Bakery and the others as a store house, are quite small, of but little value, and scarcely worth removing. They might be sold as they stand, when moved by the purchaser, at private sale or at auction. 

The remaining building is about one hundred thirty-six feet long, and fifty two feet wide, and is sufficient to 

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