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for from six to eight months, without the usual stipulation that the lease shall terminate at the expiration of any month from date of lease, to hamper the design of the pardon, viz. that of restoring the owner to the possession of his property as soon as it can be legally done.

This appears to be the case in reference to Judge Baker's property, and is assuredly so in that of a house owned by Mr. Taylor, papers referred to you this date.

Please let me know whether you have issued any instructions with reference to limiting the lease of property to one month, or requiring the stipulation that "the lease shall terminate one month from date thereof, at option of either party."

It is further claimed that Capt. Johnson rents property for from 1/4 to 1/8 of the real rental value of the property, and one would judge this charge to be true from the statements and showings of these gentlemen.

Please consider this note as a confidential inquiry

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Unsure of some words in the first sentence. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-15 16:42:18