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RefNoMS/755/76
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Shand, Mason & Co, Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars Road, London, to Walter White, assistant secretary, the Royal Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly
Date11 December 1875
DescriptionSend the estimates for works in all floors of Burlington House (top, first, ground and basement), the complete sum being £74 4s (or £85 4s if they decided to have leather for the fittings). State they noticed when going around Burlington House that the hydrants were not in working order, and suggest sending an experienced man four times a year to examine them (a work they can undertake for £3 3s a year).
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
AccessStatusOpen
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