Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to William H. Mersereau
Entry/Object ID
HHV 009.4
Description
Handwritten letter from Alexander Duer Irving to "Dear Sir" (William H. Mersereau), March 19, 1898; no envelope; written on a folded piece of printed lined paper; work at Sunnyside including stable plan, carriage house floor, fence and gate post costs; watermark of "shire Mills / 95" visible in center of page.
Collection
Mersereau Manuscript Collection
Transcription
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE March 19, 1898
AUTHOR Alexander Duer Irving
RECIPIENT [William H. Mersereau?]
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Sunnyside, Irvington, stable, carriage house,
KEYWORDS fence, gate posts, stable and carriage house plans, elevation,
[RIGHT SIDE]
Irvington. 19 March 98
Dear Sir:
I return plan / of stable wh. with / the few small / changes indicated / seems to be correct _ / I think I prefer / to have carriage / house floor to be / of wood [??-cetting?] / stand for walking. / I will be obliged / if you will let / me
[LEFT SIDE]
Have estimate of / cost complete / including fence - / gate posts etc – / as soon as / possible . ____ /
Yours truly
AD Irving
I would like to / have this plan – / + Elivation plan / returned to me.
[END OF PAGE 1]
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former Number
Other Number
W 3406
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slightly ragged left edge (perhaps from removal from a notebook); stain at center on second page of writing; some 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
