Jay, James F., Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1845 December 8
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Jay, of Jay and Porter, wants to discuss with Lefevere the leasing of ten feet of the lot deeded to Lefevere by Presque Cote . Jay and George F. Porter own the lot on the corner. That lot and Lefevere's are 50 feet lots which are not convenient for building stores which should be 20 feet wide as are all stores of Jefferson Avenue or in the block between Woodward Avenue and Griswold Street. Ten feet from his lot added to Lefevere's lot would enable Lefevere to build three stores of that width and ten feet from Lefevere's lot added to Jay and Porter's would enable them to do the same. Jay wants to find out whether Lefevere would buy ten feet from them or sell ten feet to them and at what price. He knows Lefevere cannot sell outright but could sell a lease for a hundred or thousand years. Jay wants a letter answering his questions or an appointment to talk it over. :: III-2-h A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo.
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- Creation: 1845 December 8
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