Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 to William Rochester
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03139.02 Author/Creator: Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1830/08/05 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
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. A pirvate letter, written from the Bank of the United States.
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