MacKay_Letter_117
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Title
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MacKay_Letter_117
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Description
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Agreement stating that George McKay will rent the property formerly owned by Donald McDonald. The property had been foreclosed upon and George Hosmer was made the trustee of the property. The property consists of four lots in Caledonia, NY. McKay agrees to keep them in good repair and pay $175 quarterly. May 2, 1826.
Transcription:
John McKay agrees to rent, and George Hosmer Trustee &c [etc] agrees to let that certain property in Caledonia called the McDonald property lately conveyed to the creditors of Donald McDonald consisting of four village lots on which stand a dwelling house and store also a small dwelling house and grocery together with a lot containing five acres of land, to have and to hold the same for one year ending on the second day of May next, said McKay agrees to pay therefore a rent of one hundred and seventy five dollars in quarter yearly payments – he will keep the tenements in reasonable repairs and condition, and not suffer any waste or decay and shall be allowed for such repairs a reasonable compensation not to exceed twenty dollars – he shall at any time give up the possession of the buildings, reserving his garden & growing crops upon sixty days pervious notice should a sale therefor offer, in which event rent shall cease from the time of giving up the possession of the buildings – Date May 2 1826.
[Signed] Geo Hosmer
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Identifier
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Creator
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Kristen Walker
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Subject
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Lease
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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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1826.05.02
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Date Created
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2023.10.30
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Type
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Contract
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Lease
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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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