James Dinsmore and John M. Perry to Nelson Barksdale, 1 April 1819
James Dinsmore and John M. Perry to Nelson Barksdale
University 1st April 1819
Sir
Presumeing that the Visitors of the University have not as yet, determined—on the proposals made them on the 29th March for undertakeing the work Contemplated the Current year and haveing ourselves handed in proposals for a part of Said work under the Impression, that we Should Still have to pay the Same wages to Journeymen & Labourers that we paid them the last year—Since which the great Demand for work, with other Circumstances have induced us to belive we Shall be able to procure them on better terms, and thereby be enabled to undertake at lower prices we therefore beg leave to withdraw our Respective proposals Heretofore made and in Lieu thereof propose to undertake the wood work of the Buildings, between those already Erected at the prices in the Book mentioned as the Standard Counting a Dollar there Equal to a Dollar here—and the Brick work of the Said Buildings at the prices Genel Cocke paid—Thomas Whitelaw makeing alowance for the Difference in Hauling Sand & finding Brick wood—
we Beg you hand this in & oblige your &c
| JaS Dinsmore |
| John M Perry |
RC (ViU: TJP); in Dinsmore’s hand, signed by Dinsmore and Perry; at foot of text in Dinsmore’s hand: “mr Nelson Barkedale Proctor”; endorsed by TJ: “Carpenter. Brickwork} Perry & Dinsmore.”
For one of the proposals made on the 29th march, see note to TJ to Archibald Stuart, 9 Apr. 1819. The buildings already erected at the University of Virginia are now known as Pavilions III and VII. The book mentioned as the standard in Barksdale’s and TJ’s Advertisement for Workmen for the University of Virginia, [by 3 Mar. 1819], was the .
Index Entries
- Barksdale, Nelson; as University of Virginia proctor search
- Barksdale, Nelson; letter to, from J. Dinsmore and J. M. Perry search
- books; of builders’ prices search
- brickmaking; for University of Virginia search
- building materials; sand search
- Carey, Mathew; publishesThe House Carpenters’ Book of Prices search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); agreement with T. Whitelaw search
- Dinsmore, James; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
- Dinsmore, James; letters from, to N. Barksdale search
- firewood; used in brickmaking search
- Perry, John M.; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
- Perry, John M.; letter from, to N. Barksdale search
- sand search
- The House Carpenters’ Book of Prices, and Rules for measuring and valuing all their different kinds of work; published by M. Carey search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; selects officers, staff, and workmen search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; builders for search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; dormitory rooms search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion III search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion V search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion VII search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; wages for workmen search
- Whitelaw, Thomas search
- wood; firewood search