Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau)
Entry/Object ID
HHV 009.8
Description
Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau), March 25, 1898; no envelope; written on stationery with "Sunnyside / Irvington on Hudson" printed at center top; work at Sunnyside including disagreement over bills for work, stable plans and termination of business relationship; watermark visible of a crown with " Royal Irish Linen / MARCUS WA / & CO" on first page of writing.
Collection
Mersereau Manuscript Collection
Transcription
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE March 25, 1898
AUTHOR Alexander Duer Irving
RECIPIENT William H. Mersereau
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Sunnyside,
KEYWORDS dispute on commission, Irving desire to end work and working
relationship with Mersereau
March 25 . 98
[LETTERHEAD]
Sunnyside
Irvington on Hudson
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt / of your favor of / 25 March + note / contents -
Your view of / the duties + responsibilities of / an architect as / agent for an / owner are so / different
[LEFT SIDE]
From those I / hold that I / am afraid we / can not agree. - / I consider that / your claim for / coms’n on the / Mantels you did / not choose or / design _ your / counter-claim / on bills of [Ayers?/Pries?] / settled by you / to be preposterous.
[END OF PAGE 1]
[LEFT SIDE]
however to terminate / the matter – I / enclose cheque in / full for the amt. / you claim. My /
$450.48 for which / please send me / receipt.
When you have / the plans + specifications / for the stable / completed, I /
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will be obliged / if you will send / them to me – / with your bill / on your services - / I will get the / bids myself - / + will be glad / then when the / work is finished / wh. You have in / hand for me / to terminate / my connection / with you Yours truly
AD Irving
[END OF PAGE 2]
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
W 3410
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Vertical and horizontal folds; surface dirt and staining.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William H. Mersereau, 1862-1933
Notes
Recipient
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31C
