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CATALOG NUMBER ME 4036
OBJECT NAME Draft invoice “first bill”
DATE August 28, 1896
AUTHOR Willam H. Mersereau
RECIPIENT Alexander Duer Irving
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Sunnyside, Irivngton
KEYWORDS draft invoice of first expenses of Sunnyside addition/renovation by
Mersereau
[LETTERHEAD]
WM. H. MERSEREAU
ARCHITECT
No. 39 BROADWAY,
New York Aug 29th 1896
My dear Sir.
Will you Kindly note the / Enclosed statement _ I have / tried to keep the extra time / spent measuring + laying out / present house down as low as / possible . _ The dates of my / trips on measurements are as per / follows.
Apl. 15 self + assistant 1 day _____ $12
Apl. 23 “ + Mr. + Mrs. I - 1 day _____ $10
Apl. 28 Two assistants 1 day_____ $6
May 1st Self + assistant ¾ “ ______ 9.50
June 19th “ “ ¾ “ _____ 9.50
June 24th “ “ ¾ “ _____ 9.50
July 10th “ “ ¾ “ _____ 9.50
Expenses __ (fare only) $55.00
{Marblehead trip – Expenses __ $12.64
{Time spent at office laying out $25.00
{old house _ preparatory to making
{sketches. ___Time [diged?] $12.50
$115.14
To 1% on “sketches” __$22.50 $225.00
$340.14
To 100. By cash on sketches 100.00
$240.14Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
