MacKay_Letter_066
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Title
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MacKay_Letter_066
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Description
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A letter from John McKay to Peter Huidekoper asking him to submit to Mr. Ellicott his proposal for leasing land from him and all he will do to take care of it. Mr. Huidekoper was the assistant to Mr. Ellicott whose company was an offshoot of the Holland Land Company. April 3, 1820.
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Caledonia 3rd April 1820
Peter Huidekoper Esq
Dear Sir I hear by acnaulige [acknowledge] the Rec’t of your letter dated dated 31 March last for which I return to you my sincere thanks for the trouble you have taken in making none [known] to Joseph Ellicott Esq my application relative to lesing [leasing] all the land belonging to the Halland Mrsrs [Mister’s] Willinks & Company lying and being as fawlaws [follows] beginning at the North East corner at the indian reservation thence Northerly to the North line at the tract my wish is to lese [lease] all the land lying between the road leading from the tale Bridg north and the river by taking all the alots it will be in my means to dispose of a part of the in habitance of that place. Should Mr. Ellicott except of my proposal which is as fawlawes [follows]
I will call and close the bargain with out delay for the use of the a bove land for the present year 1820
I will makes 2 miles of good real fence worth $200—----$200
For 1821 I will pay $200 in cash-----------------------------$200
For 1822 I will pay $200 in cash-----------------------------$200
For 1823 I will pay $250 in cash-----------------------------$250
For 1824 I will pay $300 in cash-----------------------------$300
For 1825 I will pay $350 in cash-----------------------------$350
For 1826 I will pay $400 in cash-----------------------------$400
—----------------------------------------------------------------$1900
If I can have the use of the above land for six years I will pay as a bove the sum of nineteen hundred dollars to gether with all the taxes that may be assest [assessed] theiran [therein] I am willing that a clause be in serted in the lese that in case the proprietors of said land should be disposed to sell the same I be compelled to give up my lese on demand having the privilege to lot of the crops
[back]
that may then be on said farm should my offer meet with the application at Mr Ellicott I will pay the rent of each year [?] on the first day of April each and every year I further promise that I will seed with grass seed all the im proved acres excepting forty or fifty acres which I would wish to reserve for the benefit of stock in this mod [mode] of farming the land will can tinue to grow better which will profit the owners I can asure you that for minny years that has been more weeds than grain based on said [?] that quality of land is far better qualified for grass than grain to which use I wold thus to a ply it
Will you show me the favour to present this [small?] to Mr Ellicott for his in spection & shold my offer meat with is approbation let me hear from you by male on the subgect I lose by subsmiting my self
Truly your friend
John McKay
[upside down on bottom of paper - tally numbers that don't appear to be connected to the letter]
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Identifier
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MacKay_Letter_066.1-2.jpg
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Creator
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Kristen Walker
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Subject
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Letter
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Publisher
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Izzy Moyer; Kristen Walker; Jill Johnson; and Renee Guerin
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Date
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1820.04.03
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Date Created
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2023.10.30
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Type
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Correspondance
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Letter
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Format
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.jpg
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Medium
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Paper
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Rights Holder
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Genesee Country Village & Museum
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Rights
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