Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau)
Entry/Object ID
HHV 009.18
Description
Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau), August 20, 1903; no envelope; written on stationery with "Marblehead, Massachusetts" printed at center top; work at Sunnyside, including testing and working on the hall and library fireplaces; "Sunnyside I." written in pencil in upper right corner of first page of writing.
Collection
Mersereau Manuscript Collection
Transcription
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE August 20, 1903
AUTHOR Alexander Duer Irving
RECIPIENT William H. Mersereau
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Sunnyside, Irvington, Marblehead MA,
KEYWORDS hall fireplace, library, north bathroom,
[RIGHT SIDE]
Aug 20 03
[LETTERHEAD]
Marblehead Massachusetts
Wm. H. Mersereau Esq.
New York:
Dear Sir:
I have yours / of 19 Aug for wh. I / am obliged - have you / tried a fire in the / Hall fireplace to / see how it works? / I will not have the / Library fire flue - / done at present, - / nor
[LEFT SIDE]
The North bath Room - / both of wh. Matters / can lie over until / I get back home.
Yours truly
AD Irving
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
W 3420
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Horizontal center fold; 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
