1Curtis Carter and William B. Phillips to [Nelson Barksdale], 24 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
we will contract with you to make & lay from seven to ten hundred Thousand Brick for the Virginia University and compleate it by the first day of November next for the following prices to wit For all walls faced with oil stock Brick $18/ M For all walls faced with sand Stock Brick $ 13 do all walls such as partitions brest of chimneys and Seller walls below the surfice $12 do The Bricks to be...
2Richard Ware to Nelson Barksdale, 26 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
the subsci subscriber will be happy to undertake three portions mentioned in the advertisement & uppon the conditions their specified at fifteen percent below the Book of Prices published by M Cary in 1812 provideed it should meet the approbation of that Honourable Body address, Rich d Ware 178 North 4 th
3James Dinsmore to [Nelson Barksdale], 27 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
As I have fixed my self with a work Shop and other Conveniencys, for Carrying on work at the Central College and have declined other Jobs, through that Expectation—it would be my desire to undertake at the University , provided I Can do it with any Probable prospect of not loseing by it— from my knowledge of the manner in which the work is Expected to be executed, and the difficultys—we Labour...
4James Oldham to Nelson Barksdale, 27 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The standard adopted in your advertisment for the rule of Prices, for the carpenters and Joiners worke of the Buildings to be erected at the university of virginia , I tender to you my servises to undertake one or two of the Buildings at 25 ⅌ cent advance on the adopted rule, the worke to be performed agreeable to the Turms specifyed in the advertisment , but the kiln drying of Plank and...
5James Dinsmore and John M. Perry to Nelson Barksdale, 1 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Presumeing that the Visitors of the University have not as yet, determined—on the proposals made them on the 29 th March for undertakeing the work Contemplated the Current year and haveing ourselves handed in propo sals 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...