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Thomas C. Durant's personal property records including some correspondence, 1855-1876

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is broken to pieces - the valve and pipe out of order and part of the valve Chain carried off
3rd  There is not a single key to any of the room, or closet, doors within the house
4th  No fire can be built in the kitchen as the chimney does not draw - the defect being we presume owing to some disarrangement of either the range, or chimney, flues.  A man was at the house putting some repairs upon the range, but did nothing to improve the draught.  We have taken four bushels of dirt and ashes out of it, but see no improvement.
If you will authorise us to have these most necessary matter attended to, we will do so, at the least possible expense and deduct the amount of the bills rendered from our next payment of rent - otherwise, we trust that you will have the kindness to have the necessary work done, as soon as possible-particularly that

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is broken to pieces - the valve and pipe out of order and part of the valve Chain carried off 3rd There is not a single key to any of the room, or closet, doors within the house 4th No fire can be built in the kitchen as the chimney does not draw - the defect being we presume owing to some disarrangement of either the range, or chimney, flues. A man was at the house putting some repairs upon the range, but did nothing to improve the draught. We have taken four bushels of dirt and ashes out of it, but see no improvement. If you will authorise us to have these most necessary matter attended to, we will do so, at the least possible expense and deduct the amount of the bills rendered from our next payment of rent - otherwise, we trust that you will have the kindness to have the necessary work done, as soon as possible-particularly that