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Date

5-13-1895

Personal Name Recipient

Allison, James W., 1833-1898

Description

Letter from Griffin & Randall to James W. Allison enclosing certificate for delivered materials.

Transcription

May 13th ‘95. James W. Allison Esq. Richmond. Va. Dear Sir, We inclose certificate for payment on account to the E.H. Purdy M.F.G. Co. for their material delivered as per contract and now in your house. The amt. due is $1764.00 The setting of Dining Rm. finish ($225.00) is outside of this amount, consequently you will reserve $264.00 of what is now due them to be paid when the work is accepted. They will send their men on within a day or two, as we understand the material has been delivered and is in condition to be set. The Newcomb M.F.G. Co. who have made the Exterior and Interior ornaments, caps, consoles, friezes, &c. have sent in their bill; but it needs revision and has been returned to them. Mr. Randall will come on as soon as the Dining Rm. Finish is under way. Your's truly, Griffin & Randall [ALS, Griffin & Randall to James W. Allison, May 13, 1895, on letterhead: Griffin & Randall Architects [48 Exchange Place canceled; next two words stamped] 52 Broadway New York. Envelope docketed [image unavailable]: G&R May 13. 1895. Enclosing certificate for materials delivered by Purdy. Amt. owe is $1764.00. The setting of Dining Room finish is outside of this $225.00. Consequently you will reserve $264.00 to be paid when the work is accepted. The Newcomb Mfg. Co. have sent their bill for the trim and exterior ornaments, caps, consoles, friezes &c. [two words canceled] but it needs revision and has been returned] [edited by MRM]

Personal Name Subject

Allison, James W., 1833-1898 -- Correspondence

Corporate Name Subject

Griffin & Randall -- Correspondence; E.H. Purdy M.F.G. Co.; Newcomb M.F.G. Co.

Topical Subject

Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond; Architects and builders; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Virginia -- Richmond; Architecture -- Details; 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

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 May 13, James W. Allison papers, M 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

pre089.pdf

Letter from Griffin & Randall to James W. Allison, 1895 May 13

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