Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau)
Entry/Object ID
HHV 009.15
Description
Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau), September 30, 1899; no envelope; written on stationery with "Sunnyside / Irvington on Hudson" printed at center top; work at Sunnyside, including condition of chimneys; watermark visible of a woman's figure with "Diana" over it at center of page.
Collection
Mersereau Manuscript Collection
Transcription
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE September 20, 1899
AUTHOR Alexander Duer Irving
RECIPIENT William H. Mersereau
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Sunnyside, Irvington, England
KEYWORDS new terracotta chimney pots are broken and/or deteriorating
quickly
Irvington . Sep 20 . 99
Wm H Mersereau Esq.
Dear Sit:
The Mason / tells me that / the terra cotta / chimney at the / large furnace flue / of this house is / broken in several / places - by the / action of the rain / + winds - + that / [^ it] is not safe /
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He says that all / of these chimneys / are so badly baked / that they will not / last [^ much] longer - two / years is not much / of a record against / [for] 400 years in / England - Will / you please let me / Know if you will / have this looked / into promptly –
Yours Truly
A.D. Irving
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
W 3417
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Two horizontal fold lines; surface dirt.
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
