Letter from T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison, 1895 October 16

Authors

Henry T. Randall

Files

Date

10-16-1895

Personal Name Recipient

Allison, James W., 1833-1898

Description

Letter from T. Henry Randall to James W. Allison discussing wallpaper.

Transcription

October 16th My dear Mr. Allison, I went to Stearns today to look over his "Eldorado" paper, and find that he has only three "extra" peices in his set. I have made a careful drawing of the walls and I find with very careful cutting, and on the basis of your figures being correct, that this amt. will answer to cover the two side walls, but not the end wall on either side of the Entrance door. For this I think there would be little difficulty tinting to match the blue of the paper and when pictures are hung on either side over it the loss of the foliage will not be noticed. We may also have to carry the paper above the wall rail of the stair-case only as high as the cornice of the Hall, and paint above this point with cream white, or else put in a panelled peice like that over the cornice and below the nosing, across that side. This however may not be necessary. I shall see Sterns again tomorrow and [a canceled] measure the peices more carefully. I have not written that letter to Stowe as I have been very busy with other important matters. Your's sincerely, T. Henry Randall (over) P.S. I was very sorry to have been unable to see you and Mrs. Allison again before you left town; but I was kept at my office until six or seven every evening, and my evenings after dinner had been previously [re written over other letters] engaged. Please give Mrs. Allison my warmest regards. [ALS, T. Henry Randall to James Allison, October 16, 1895, on letterhead: Reform Club 233 Fifth Avenue. Envelope docketed [image unavailable]: T. H. R. Oct 16/95 Report on “El Dorado” paper Stearnes has only 3 extra pcs. and doubtful if that will be sufficient— suggests Kalsonying the end of hall on each side of front door, and other make shifts.] [edited by SS]

Personal Name Subject

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

Topical Subject

Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans; Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- 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 October 16, James W. Allison papers, M 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

pre101.pdf