Briefwisseling en aantekeningen. Deel 2

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R. Wolters aan Willem Bentinck

[B.M., Eg. 1745]

Rotterdam, 30 augustus 1748

I find that in the visites that are made to take an account of the inhabitants to serve for the taxe that is to be¹⁾, people in naming the rent of the houses that they are actually inhabiting only name the rent of the house exclusive of warehouses etc. I do not know, if this is the intention, but I fear that it will make the taxe fall far short of what it would be. Burgomaster De Mey²⁾ for instance (and him I only name as an example, without any manner of reflection upon his declaration) has given up the rent of his house att f. 700. - and the warehouses that he has for his suggarrefinery make it come to as much again; ex ungue leonem.

I must begg the favour of you to tell me whom mister De Groot must apply to for the payment of the five hundred guilders that he has payed by the Prince's order to the five burgers, as it would not be proper, that this should appear in a publick account.

1) De voorlopige regeling ter vervanging van de pachters zou slechts zes maanden van kracht zijn. Inmiddels zocht men naar een definitieve regeling; gedacht werd onder andere aan een belasting op grond van huishuur.

2) Theodore François de Mey, burgemeester van Rotterdam. Hij was eerst staatsgezind, maar nam later zijn draai. Zie Bentinck I, p. 383 en Bentinck II, nr. 431.