S.W. Tiffey to Nancy Halsted

Containers:
Box 69
Creator:
Tiffey, S.W. and Halsted, N. Norris (Nathaniel Norris), 1816-1884
Scope and content:

A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Three pounds of fertilizer donated no charge. Thanked Mrs. Taylor, also Dewey & Son for gifts. Regent postpones wallpapering until her return to Mount Vernon. Describes present condition of walls, declares Banquet Hall and East Parlor must be painted. Suggests most desirable immediate improvements for walls. Washington's bedchamber clean, but needs curtains. Striped paper for entrance not arrived yet. Suggests panel paper and paint for library. Cellar and colonnade not touched. Government plans for greenhouse first and Mansion second. Copies and sends Kimmel correspondence. ER-16, p. 181

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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