Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Two letters to William Rochester pertaining to the builing of the banking house in Buffalo, NY [Decimalized]

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Collection Details

GLC#: GLC03139
Type: Header Record
Date: 1830/05/07-1830/08/05
Author/Creator: Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
Title: Two letters to William Rochester pertaining to the builing of the banking house in Buffalo, NY [Decimalized]
Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination: 2 items

Time Period

Primary time period: National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860

Sub-Era: Age of Jackson

Subjects

Banking

Building Construction

Finance

Architecture

Bank of the US

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Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to William Rochester

1830/05/07

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

States that he would prefer if the new Bank in Buffalo be built out of stone, instead of stucco. Says that he is willing to pay the additional expense for the stone. A private letter, written from the Bank of the United States.

GLC03139.01

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to William Rochester

1830/08/05

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Says that he and William Strickland agree that stone columns would be preferable to wood for the new branch of the Bank being built in Buffalo. Also advises using fluted columns, and promises to have Strickland send a sketch of the proposed cornice...

GLC03139.02

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Two letters to William Rochester pertaining to the builing of the banking house in Buffalo, NY [Decimalized]

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