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Gustavus Risberg wrote from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Susan Kean in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Risberg acknowledged Susan’s last two favors and apologized that it was not yet in his power to communicate agreeable information. Susan’s house in Philadelphia was valued between £2250 and £2400, which was considerably less than what it cost. Mrs. Cox was the current resident of the house and Risberg commissioned Bonsall, who transacted Mrs. Cox’s land affairs, to inform her of Susan’s plan to part with the house provided she obtained £2800 for it. Bonsall made the offer and Mrs. Cox was considering it. Risberg was not confident that Mrs. Cox would purchase the house because she was dissatisfied with the kitchen being below and the back parlor rendered dark by Dr. Rush’s building. Although Risberg did acknowledge that Mrs. Cox’s family liked the neighborhood. Mr. Simpson informed him that the power given to Mr. Burrall to draw interest was insufficient, therefore Susan needed to execute a Power in the name of the Cashier or the Assistant Cashier of the Bank of the U.S. Discussed rent, dividends, and ground rent.

Author/Creator

Gustavus Risberg

Recipient

Susan Kean, formerly Susan Livingston, and later Susan Ursin Niemcewicz (1759-1833)

Creation Date

1800-02-09

Creation Date

2-9-1800

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

103 C

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to the Special Collections Research Library and Archive at keanscrla@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Gustavus Risberg to Susan Kean, February 9, 1800

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