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Title: Letter from William Percival and John Grant to the Building Committee, January 8, 1858: Electronic Edition.
Author: Percival, William
Author: Grant, John, ca. 1817-?
Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title.
Text transcribed by Bari Helms
Images scanned by Bari Helms
Text encoded by Brian Dietz
First Edition, 2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 8K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005

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The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text: English
Revision history:
2005-07-21, Brian Dietz finished TEI/XML encoding.
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Title of collection: William A. Graham Papers (#285), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from William Percival and John Grant to the Building Committee, January 8, 1858
Author: Percival & Grant
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Note: Call number 285 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Letter from William Percival & John Grant to the Building Committee, January 8, 1858
Percival, William
Grant, John, ca. 1817-?



Page 1
Raleigh Jany 8th 1858

To the Chairman & Board
of the Chapel Hill University
Building Committee

Gentlemen,

Our charges for Making Designs Working Drawings specifications and giving superintendence is 5 per Cent on the estimated Cost of Work, and for Making duplicate Drawings and superintendence two per Cent. At such rates we are willing to undertake your proposed improvements. As we are about to open a Branch Office in Raleigh one of the Firm will be able to give the work during its progress a close supervision and be on hand to supply any minor Drawings reqd. We are Gentlemen

Your very obt.

Percival & Grant

Archts Richmond Va