House & Stores on Water Street
Document 1793Since the lease that Hodgdon currently holds on Steinmetz's house and stores on Water Street will expire at the end of the year, he wants Hodgdon to know that the current rent of 250 pounds per annum will continue if he chooses to maintain possession. Payments will be made on a quarterly basis and Hodgdon should know that the rent is not higher than that on other property of equal value.
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Major Sam Hodgdon Northern Liberties Sept 26th 1793
D Sir Opinion on examination the time for which you have taken my House & Stores &c in Water Street, which you have now in possession will be fully expired on the first day of Janury next. And as it is necessary & proper that each have timely Notice, I have thought proper to inform you that I think the House [strikethrough: Stores] & which you now posses are at present worth four hundred & fifty Pounds P Annum at which Rent you may continue for such time as we may agree for on the basis of which I think is not higher than their property Rents in the city of equal value which I am undoubtedly entitled to. (Some exclusive of the last Story you have of my New Store which is a separate thing) please to favour me with an Answer, as I have no doubt of letting what shall you if it should not have agree to, before your family is all well to Remain [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Mr George Hippée will call on you with my receipt for the last winters Rent which please to pay him as I am in want of Money
[Received
Nov 5th
R.F.O. &c &c]
Major Samuel Hodgdon
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Since the lease that Hodgdon currently holds on Steinmetz's house and stores on Water Street will expire at the end of the year, he wants Hodgdon to know that the current rent of 250 pounds per annum will continue if he chooses to maintain possession. Payments will be made on a quarterly basis and Hodgdon should know that the rent is not higher than that on other property of equal value.
Date
09/30/1793
Author
Recipient
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Northern Liberties
Repository
Document number
1793093080101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Steinmetz to Hodgdon, 02/05/1794 and again in 02/12/1794.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Steinmetz
George Keppebe
Notable locations
Northern Liberties