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Date
3-24-1894
Personal Name Recipient
Allison, James W., 1833-1898
Description
Letter from Percy Griffin to James W. Allison discussing his visit to Richmond and brick specifications.
Transcription
Dear Mr. Allison: It gave me much pleasure to combine a little visit at your house with the necessary business for your new one— and I trust you will give my compliments to Mrs. Allison and tell her how much I enjoyed it— But as much as I enjoy stopping with you— you must not [next word interlined with caret] feel that because I run down to Richmond on business you must ask me to the house—"They say" that Architects are more or [word canceled] less trouble so when I come down again— should it be more convenient— I can put up at either an Hotel or the club— and you, might think that architects are not such a nuisance after all— I hope the estimates are progressing favorably— We telegraphed you today to let the new estimate on either Worcester or M.F. [word illegible] either will do— Coddington's costs— $7.25 & $14.50 pr. lot— Should you wish to cut a great many brick out of yr. walls— the foundation might be made 21 inches out the walls above 13" inches— These walls are braced by the pilasters & chimneys & would do— I trust the work may be decided upon before you go go South— Believe me always Very sincerely Percy Griffin Jas. W. Allison Esq. 24 Mch . ‘94 [ALS, Percy Griffin to James W. Allison, March 24, 1894] [edited by MMB and MRM]
Personal Name Subject
Griffin, Percy -- Correspondence; Griffin, Percy -- Travel -- Virginia -- Richmond; Allison, James W., 1833-1898 -- Correspondence
Topical Subject
Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond; Architects and builders; Architecture -- Details; Building -- Estimates -- Virginia -- Richmond; Bricks
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 Percy Griffin to James W. Allison, 1894 March 24, James W. Allison papers, M 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
pre063.pdf