Request to Renew Hocker Farm Lease for Fiscal Year 1887

Date
July 15, 1886

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to renew the lease on the Hocker Farm. Pratt provides the justification for the lease by claiming that the lease goes to support the charity fund which in turn is used to rent additional farmland including the Henderson and Sanno Farms. Pratt ends by stating that until the Parker Farm is purchased by the Government that he is paying interest on the $18,000 from his charity fund.

Time Period
Year
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 322, 1886-#18808
Request to Renew Hocker Farm Lease for Fiscal Year 1887