Letter from T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison, 1895 July 9

Authors

Henry T. Randall

Files

Date

7-9-1895

Personal Name Recipient

Allison, James W., 1833-1898

Description

Letter from T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison noting change in travel plans due to his mother's death.

Transcription

July 9th ‘95 James W. Allison, Esq. Richmond Dear Sir, My mother’s death has changed all my plans for this week, but I think I shall be able to get to Richmond for Saturday, if you expect to be there then. Otherwise I shall wait till Monday or Tuesday. I expect to leave here tomorrow and go direct to Annapolis, where I shall be till Friday. Please telegraph me there (no address) what day I shall meet you. Stearns the paper man can get you a complete set of the El, Dorado paper for $80.00 (four scenes). Your’s truly, T. Henry Randall. [In pencil in another hand] Shall be here Monday until noon and perhaps all day [ALS, T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison, July 9, 1895, on letterhead: T. Henry Randall Architect 52 Broadway. New York Envelope docketed [image unavailable]: T.H.R. July 9, 1895. His mother’s death? has changed all plans? thinks will be able to get to Richmond Saturday or Monday. Stearns can get a complete set of the Eldorado Paper (four scenes) for $80.00.] [edited by LJP]

Personal Name Subject

Randall, T. Henry, 1869-1905 -- Correspondence; Randall, T. Henry, 1869-1905 -- Travel -- Virginia -- Richmond; Allison, James W., 1833-1898 -- Correspondence

Topical Subject

Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond; Wallpaper

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

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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 July 9, James W. Allison papers, M 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

pre094.pdf