Request to let Mr Hollenbach go out of town without signing the deed
Document 1798Request to Samuel Hodgdon to let a Mr Hollenbach go forth without signing the deed. Hollenbach says he can put settlers on the lands. There is a concern about getting the right kind of settlers on the land. A small payment would fix them to the soil and infuse a better kind of settler. Great care should be taken in selection of character lest there be enemies in the fortress.
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[Major Hodgdon]
Dear Sir
I beg you not to let Mr Hullerback go out of Town without Signing the Deed. He said he could find Some Settlers on the Lands. I wish this to be done I agree to any Terms you may fix. [strikethrough: But] we can expect no Sales but to Settlers, no Money from them. But a Small Payment would fix them to the Soil I ensure a better Kind of Settler. It would bring our Land into View if Some were on it. Great Care should however be taken [strikethrough: that] in the Selection of Characters, or we put Enemies into our Fortress.
yrs Sincerely
R Peters
5 June 1798
Major Hodgdon
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Request to Samuel Hodgdon to let a Mr Hollenbach go forth without signing the deed. Hollenbach says he can put settlers on the lands. There is a concern about getting the right kind of settlers on the land. A small payment would fix them to the soil and infuse a better kind of settler. Great care should be taken in selection of character lest there be enemies in the fortress.
Date
06/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798060580101
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Notable persons
Major Samuel Hodgdon
R Peters
Mr. Hollenbach
settlers
Notable items
deed
payment