S.W. Tiffey to Nancy Halsted

Containers:
Box 69
Creator:
Tiffey, S.W. and Cunningham, Ann Pamela, 1816-1875
Scope and content:

A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Wallpaper arrived, 24 rolls for $16 - broad stripe, dark green and buff. General Michler promises to paint Banquet Hall, can't go beyond $7000. Sashes are too large. Mahogany cases in Banquet Room. One coat of paint for that room, East Parlor, Hall and doors. Suggests varnish. If funds are left from greenhouse, there is more to be done. No work on colonnades and cellar yet. No date set for Regent's return. Hopes to have free freight for Mount Vernon. Mr. Sykes is seriously ill. ER-16, p. 185

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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POC: Reference services
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Parent terms of access:
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