Enclosure: James Oldham’s Proposal for Rotunda Carpentry Work, 4 December 1822, enclosure no. 2 in Arthur S. Brockenbrough to Thomas Jefferson, [received 19 December 1822]
Enclosure
James Oldham’s Proposal for Rotunda Carpentry Work
December 4th 1822.
The Honourable bord of visetors of the University at theare last meting in October 1822. Resolved, that conditionall propotials should be receivd for a Portion or Portions of the worke of the Library, imbraceing the intire coste of each, with a reference to the best specemens of worke hearetofore executed at the university, I thearefore in obedeance to the Resolve of the said visetors, have estimated for the carpenters & Joiners worke of the first story of the Library including meterealls intire; with the addition of the second story window-frames & sashes, at the sum of twelve Thousand dollars.
J; Oldham
MS (ViU: Oldham Papers); in Oldham’s hand; at foot of text: “To A. S. Brockenbrough Esqr Proctor of the university”; endorsed by Brockenbrough: “Oldham James Proposals for a part of the Library.”
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