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James Oldham to Nelson Barksdale
The standard adopted in your advertisment for the rule of Prices, for the Carpenters and
Joiners worke of the Buildings to be erected at the university of virginia, I tender to you my
Servises to undertake one or two of the Buildings at 25 cent advance on the adopted rule, the
worke to be performed agreeable to the Turms specifyed in the Advertisment, but the
kilndrying of Plank and bordes will be charged for, With Grate Respect I have the Honor to
be Sir Your Obt. Sevt.
J; Oldham
ALS, ViU:TJ, 1p [1659] with TJ docket "Carpenter. Oldham James." Oldham's initially
wrote "20 cent advance on the adopted rule" but changed it to "25 cent advance." Before the
closing Oldham struck out "and a cent on all Iron mongery equal to that of the retail
merchant."
Oldham modified this offer in a letter to TJ of 3 April. For the university's response to his
proposals, see TJ's two notes to Oldham of 8 April.
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