1869 Advertisement for Auction of Portion of 175 Acres in Town of Pelham Owned by P.L. Rogers

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Shortly after the Civil War, one of the largest tracts in the Town of Pelham that fronted Long Island Sound belonged to P.L. Rogers.  The tract was immediately south of today's boundary between Westchester and Bronx Counties.  It overlooked Hunter's Island, from the mainland.  Upon the owner's death, much of the tract was offered for sale by auction in 1869.  

Below is an image of a newspaper advertisement offering potions of the holdings in an auction.  Beneath the image is the text of the advertisement, followed by a citation to its source.

"Auction Sales of Real Estate.

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AT AUCTION.  

PEREMPTORY SALE OF 

VILLA LOTS IN WESTCHESTER, 

SATURDAY, April 3, at 12 o'clock.

To be sold at Mott Haven Railroad Depot, the first station across Harlem River.

By direction of 

GERARD M. STEVENS, ESQ., REFEREE.

A PORTION OF 175 ACRES, 

OF THE ESTATE OF P. L. ROGERS, DECEASED.

This desirable property is situated at Pelham, adjoining Hunter's Island, and fronting on the Sound.

Is distant eight miles from Harlem Bridge, and on the line of the Harlem and Portchester Railroad.  

Within two minutes' walk of Pelham Depot.

The new Boulevard from West Farms to New-Rochelle passes through the property.  

Will be sold in villa sites to salt puchasers.

Buyers and  capitalists will see this an advantageous investment, in view of the projected improvements being carried out in that neighborhood.

For maps and particulars inquire of CHARLES D. MOTT, No. 25 Pine-st.; and Fourth-ave., corner of One-hundred-and-twenty-fifth-st."

Source:  At Auction.  Peremptory Sale of Villa Lots in Westchester [Advertisement], New-York Daily Tribune, Apr. 3, 1869, Triple Sheet, p. 9, col. 2.

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