Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau)
Entry/Object ID
HHV 009.19
Description
Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau), October 20, 1903; no envelope; written on stationery with "Sunnyside / Irvington-on- Hudson" printed at top right; work at Sunnyside, including marble and broken tiles; watermark visible "LINEN" across the upper center fold.
Collection
Mersereau Manuscript Collection
Transcription
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE October 20, 1903
AUTHOR Alexander Duer Irving
RECIPIENT William H. Mersereau
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Sunnyside, Irvington,
KEYWORDS broken and scratched floor tiles in Mr Irving bath room,
[RIGHT SIDE]
20 . octo. 03
[LETTER HEAD]
Sunnyside
Irvington-on-Hudson
Wm. H. Mersereau Esq
New York:
Dear Sir:
Before giving / certificate for the / tile work in my / bath room will / you please have / it looked at, - / about the marble / face at the closet
[LEFT SIDE]
The tiles are / very badly laid / + several are / broken and / only powder - / the whole floor / is scratched, + / I do not seem / to be able to get / it clean. -
Yours truly,
AD Irving
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
W 3421
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Horizontal center fold; surface dirt, foxing 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
