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CATALOG NUMBER V 1710 A
OBJECT NAME Agreement to build/rent
DATE April 18, 1795
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt
RECIPIENT George Tomkins
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Peekskill (“Peeks Kill”),
KEYWORDS Mill House, construction, siding and shingles, firewood, chips,
Cows and pasture, roof, timber, forest, labor
Aprill 18-1795
This day I have agreed with George / Tomkins to build and compleat the / Mill house which is to be built at the / New dam on Peeks Kill for which I / am to pay him two hundred pounds and / he is to Live in the New house one year / for nothing and to have the pafture for / two Cows he is to find his own fire wood / but has the Liberty to pick up the Chips / and any dry wood, and is to find himself / and workmen with provisions and board / The out side boards of the mill are to / be plain and the shingles are to be dressed / by him fit for Laying on the Roof and he / is to make the place for the mill but / no other thing for the mill itself and / I am to have all the Timber and materials / Ready for him But should he go into the / wood to git any timber that should be wanted / if he gits it with his hands he then is to be / paid for his Labour, I must have the foun= / dation of the mill house made at my Cost /
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George Tomkins
Saw mill day,
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