A-1 1808, Dec. 24 Receipt for rent paid to Eliza Kirkland from Josiah Simonds, the lessor of 50 acres. Eliza mentions that the rent is "on a lease assigned by my father to me."; A-1 1796, June 29 Lease. Samuel Kirkland leased 50 acres to James Hinks for 8 pounds 8 shillings per annum, with an option to buy the land at 2 pounds 8 shillings. The option to buy was valid from October 1797 to October 1815. Document signed by Sam Kirkland. Appended to this document are three other transactions involving the same 50 acres dated as follows: 14 November 1815, 14 March 1816, and 7 August 1821. The last one involved E.R. For details of these three, see their respective dates below. From rent receipts (dated 1807, 1808, 1813 and listed below), it is clear that Hinks had transferred the lease to Josiah Simonds by 1807.
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Receipt for rent paid by Josiah Simonds to Eliza Kirkland.
Edward Robinson’s land acquisitions in Clinton, NY. Edward Robinson’s (E. R. ) purchases and leases of land in the Clinton area
Robinson, E. K. , Simonds, J. , Hinks, J.
& Kirkland, J. T. .
(n.d).
E. Kirklands Recpt $21.
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Robinson, Eliza Kirkland, Simonds, Josiah, Hinks, James (Paris
and Kirkland, John Thornton.
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“E. Kirklands Recpt $21”.
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