Richard Ware to Thomas Jefferson, 20 April 1819
From Richard Ware
Philadela April 20th 1819
Respected Friend
I received Your letter throug the hands of Dr Cooper tated the 9 inst as a particular favour & should of answerd it immediateley but particularley wishing to inform You the result of my geting A Brickmaker has detaind me from it until now here Bricklayers & makers are two distinct business & to get bricks made is the Onley difficulty in the way & that I have know doubt I Shall in a few days be able to inform You I have araged I have been ast by the bricklayer weather the 11: D. 50 C included the work & all of the meteriels Of the wall but I was not able to inform him but I told him that I was sure the fair prices would be paid, I am afinising a small job out of town wich will be done in 10 days & at the same time I am prepairing my tools & expect the thing will be all aranged in a few days but I shall write again by the time this comes to hand to insure You more fulley
Richd Ware
RC (ViU: TJP); endorsed by TJ as received 1 May 1819 and so recorded in SJL; additional notation by TJ above endorsement: “carpenters.” RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Robert Anderson, 13 June 1819, on recto and verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqie Monticello Virginia”; stamp canceled; franked; postmarked Chester, Pa., 24 Apr.
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- Cooper, Thomas (1759–1839); and builders for University of Virginia search
- tools; carpentry search
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- Ware, Richard; and builders for University of Virginia search
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