00100											May 2, 1974
00150											3732 Laguna Ave.
00175											Palo Alto, Ca. 94306
00200	Dear Mr. and Mrs. Beasley,
00300	
00400		I hope that my house will work out well for your needs.  I have enclosed a rough floor plan
00500	
00600	of the house.  I did it up from memory so some of the relative dimensions will not be exact.  I
00700	
00800	believe the lower left hand bedroom is supposed to be 14x12.  I think it may be a little too wide on
00900	
01000	the plan.  We will leave virtually all our things at your disposal.  Our furnishings are not at all elegant
01100	
01200	but rather liveable.  Most everything has mellowed with the raising of three children so we will not
01300	
01400	not be fussy about normal "wear and tear."  Our two cats are no trouble at all and we will provide
01500	
01600	food for them.
01700	
01800		The school situation is excellent.  Barron Park Elementary School is about 200 yards
01900	
02000	away.  It's only a short walk and quite safe.  Shopping is not really within walking distance
02100	
02200	but it is no more than a 3 minute drive.  By car to Stanford is about 15 minutes and by bike
02300	
02400	it's about the same - thanks to a special, much-used path.
02500	
02600		The rent is $350 per month and we would like the first and last month's rent plus a
02650	
02700	$100 deposit by the 15th of June, if possible.  We will pay the water bill and the gardener,
02800	
02900	who comes every Friday afternoon.  The other utilities will be your responsibility.  The deposit
02950	
02975	can be used in part to pay your portion of the utilities at the end of the rental period.
03200	
03300		Naturally we are concerned that the rental be for the entire period of July through
03400	
03500	December so I would like from you a statement that in the event you find a permanent
03600	
03700	home before December that you will find suitable tenants and that you will continue to
03800	
03900	be responsible for the rent.
04000	
04100		My wife, Edith, will be here at the date of your planned arrival so all detailed
04200	
04300	information can be transmitted at that time.  She will stay in this area until August 1, then
04400	
04500	she will join me in Boston before we go to Paris.  Our exact date of return to Palo Alto is not set
04600	
04700	but there will surely be no problems on that score as we can easily find temporary quarters.
05000	
05100		I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.  I look forward to
05200	
05300	hearing from you.
05400	
05500	
05600											Very sincerely,
05700	
05800	
05900											Leland Smith