Philad^a Feb^y 12^th 1794 Major Samuel Hodgdon Sir I received your favor of 8^th Instant & observe the Contents — The produce of my Aggregate you have below, by which you will see fully completes the three years, & must also ask fully completes the Lease between us, Though it was but a Verbal one [strikethrough: I have] I fully adhered to it as if it had been written, & therefore expeted to hear no more of it — I admit from what you say that you did not receive my Letter of Oct^r by Post, yet I do not expect you mean to take any advantage in consequence of its miscarriage — I wish now to bring this business to a close & have fully made up my mind on it — That is [underline: in case] for you to continue to posses all you held in the [undecipherable: first] Agreement, for four hundred pounds p^r Ann^m payable Quarterly & this Rent to commence on the first day of January last, & to continue one or more years as we may agree & reduce the same to writing — I have now only to ask that [strikethrough: I have] since fixed the Rent Your Nearly by any means intended, please to favor me with your answer, & [strikethrough: if it is not su] and as far as I have it in my power I shall make more of the property, & for your am^r [undecipherable: Obt Serv^t] John Steinmetz [sundry payments received of Major Hodgdon 1 June 1791 £99.3 am^t bro^t forw^d 246. am^t bro^t of [undecipherable] in 6 Months £315. — am^t of [undecipherable: full] yield [undecipherable: clearing] 131.5. — £678.14.3 3 Years Rent £225 p^r Ann^m is — 675.0.0 Over value £3.14.3] [Major Samuel Hodgdon]