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Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10295 Author/Creator: Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 April 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 38.6 cm, Width: 24.2 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that the alteration of a window "will be attended with a considerable expence; as the windows are all finished & glazed, and the window frames are also finished with all the work that is to go inside which must consequently be thrown away if in case this alteration is put in execution ... " Also states that he already had the curtains and sashes made to fit the specifications of the windows listed in the last plan and suggests a way to adjust the height of the windows so they match. Continues to comment and make suggestions about the windows and doors. Watermarked "Budgen."

Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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