Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1831
OBJECT NAME Agreement
DATE February 24, 1794
AUTHOR Samuel Jones
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt II
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Pierre Van Cortlandt I (Governor),
PLACES Cortlandt Manor, Albany, father’s land, blacksmith shed,
KEYWORDS request to lease corner lot of land where blacksmith shed sits for
new building (store?),
Town of [page torn]-landt Feb’r 24..th 1794
Friend Cortlandt
I wrote you some Time ago concerning / a lot of Ground, I Desired an answer Immediately or / as soon as convenient my not Receiving any Answer / gives me reason to think you have never got my letter / the Contents of it was as follows,
I am making preparations/ for builing a House, and would Rather Lease a Piece / of Ground of you or the Governor than to build up / the Road on my Father’s Land, I can afsure you / my Friend the the Building Shall be no Disgrace / to the Corner, as I purpose to build as small as pofsible / on acc’t. Of Compleating it. The Lot of Ground which / I should want is where the shead + Blacksmith / shop stands, Did I think you had Rec’d the other letter / I should then think my propofals to you were offencive / But knowing you to be a Gintleman that would / not get affrunted without some spesial offence I / make bold to write to you on the subject thinking / where I comit an Error in my eyedeas you will / mind them, I should be happy to Receive an answer / from you, and hope if it is not in your power to / Give me a lease you will Interceed with the Governor for / me, whether it be in the Affirmative or Negative / Let me know by the first stage and if any ways / Likely that I can git it, let me know on What / conditions.
Your compliance will much Oblige they
Humble Servant
Samuel Jones
Pierre V’n Cortlandt Jun’r Esq’r
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[LABEL]
Samuel Jones
[ADDRESS]
Pierre Vn. Cortlandt Jun’r Esq’r
Albany
[POSTMARK]
paid 10
[LABEL]
The Law authority -
To pardon + inflict other
Punishments in lieu of
Death ___Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
