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Date
12-18-1895
Personal Name Recipient
Allison, James W., 1833-1898
Description
Letter from Griffin & Randall to James W. Allison discussing finishing bids.
Transcription
Dec. 18th '95. James W. Allison Esq. Richmond. Va. Dear Sir, Your's of the 16th received. Mr. Randall understood that you knew the difference between Purdy's and Stowe & Nuckol's bid on the Library finish, hence we did not send you the exact figures before accepting their estimate. Purdy's estimate was $550.00 for general finish and $95.00 for inside blinds. S.&N.'s bid was $296.90 for finish and blinds, and $26.00 for "cove and other plaster work made necessary to carry out the drawings as finally agreed upon". Their original estimate for finish of this room is $159.65 hence the total extra cost is $163.25. This amount is stated in their acceptance as correct, and the bid of $26.00 covers all the plaster work as quoted above. Our letter of the 16th was not posted on Saturday. We enclose it now. Your's truly, Griffin & Randall. [ALS, Griffin & Randall to James W. Allison, on letterhead: Griffin & Randall Architects [48 Exchange Place canceled] New York.] [edited by MT]
Personal Name Subject
Allison, James W., 1833-1898 -- Correspondence
Corporate Name Subject
Griffin & Randall -- Correspondence; E.H. Purdy M.F.G. Co.; Stowe & Nuckols
Topical Subject
Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond; Architects and builders; Letting of contracts -- Virginia -- Richmond; Building -- Estimates -- Virginia -- Richmond; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Virginia -- Richmond; Architecture -- Details; Finishes and finishing
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 Griffin & Randall to James W. Allison, 1895 December 18, James W. Allison papers, M 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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pre105.pdf