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Date
10-22-1895
Personal Name Recipient
Allison, James W., 1833-1898
Description
Letter from T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison discussing approval of work and pricing for wallpapers.
Transcription
Oct. 22nd ’95. James W. Allison, Esq. Richmond Va. Dear Sir, Your's of the 17th at hand. All the work and material supplied by the Newcomb. Co. and by the C. H. Purdy Co. in your house was approved and accepted by us. We have Purdy Co’s itemized bill, and have written the Newcomb Co. for copy of theirs. We can then make you a statement of what items in them both are to be deducted from the general contract. The letter to Stowe and Nuckols regarding the work in your house will be written for your approval at once. The "Eldorado" paper (20 peices) cost a former client $80.00 The extra peices would probably be at the same rate. Stearns said the set would cost between $75.00 and $80.00 and it was this that we probably quoted to you. Your's truly, T. Henry Randall. over P.S. Since writing the above Stearns has been in to see Mr. Randall, and he has been advised to write to you and suggest that you put on all the paper that he has now for the Hall and leave the three extra peices to put on later whenever they can be imported. What Stearns already has will do the whole lower Hall except a strip about five feet wide below the staircase and next to back door. He can put a blue lining paper there and your Richmond man can put on these peices when they arrive. It would take nearly four weeks to get the paper even if he should cable for it now. We also enclose a letter to Stowe and Nuckols for your approval. Your's truly, G & R. [ALS, T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison, October 22, 1895, on letterhead: Griffin & Randall Architects [48 Exchange Place canceled] New York. Envelope docketed: [image unavailable] — T. H. R. Oct 22. 1895— Will analyze Purdy and Newcombs afrs— Their work is accepted Cost of Eldorado Paper will be $75/80 dollars. for 20 ps. Suggestions for supplying the deficiency in this paper] [edited by APS]
Personal Name Subject
Randall, T. Henry, 1869-1905 -- Correspondence; Allison, James W., 1833-1898 -- Correspondence
Corporate Name Subject
Newcomb M.F.G. Co.; E.H. Purdy M.F.G. Co.; Stowe & Nuckols
Topical Subject
Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond; Architects and builders; Wallpaper; Building -- Estimates -- Virginia -- Richmond; Invoices
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Historic houses, etc.; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
City/Location
Richmond (Va)
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Local Genre
text; archives
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Building VCU’s President's House
Source
Original letter: Letter from T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison, 1895 October 22, James W. Allison papers, M 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
pre102.pdf