1From Arthur S. Brockenbrough to University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 7 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to lay before you my contract with M r W m J Coffee for Composition & Leaden ornaments for the buildings, I do this because M r Coffee is dissatisfied and complains heavily of his bargain, and I am not willing to take upon myself the responsibility of advancing more than the contract calls for—he has sent on an acct t amounting to $487. 46 —the cost agreeable to my estimate on the...
2From Arthur S. Brockenbrough to University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 2 April 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I contracted with M r Philip Sturtevant: for the carving of the Composite Capitels for the library room at $30 each amounting to the Sum of $1.200 as appears from Letter N o 1 accompanying this—from his letter of the 1 st Jan y N o 2 you will find he is not satisfied with the contract and asks more pay—I informed him I would not take the responsibility of paying him more than the contract...