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To the gentlemen Committee for building a stockade fence around Mount Auburn,
Dear Sirsl, I have carefully examined the bills presented to you for payment, the second time, and were the whole subject left to me to decide, I should present you a bill similar to the following. [Note: in pencil on left margin Bryant 3830 f]
Say to building 3797 feet of stockade fence} | |
and furnishing materials as per contract} | 5619 56 |
digging trench on the road 1010 feet at 10 cts | 101 00 |
for setting and taking down 215 feet of fence} | |
at 25 cts} | 53 75 |
carting do from road to rear at 6 cts | 12 90 |
loss of profit on 1600 feet of fence at 28 cts | 448 00 |
Extra work in crossing bog, say 150 days at | $2 300 00 |
extra materials used in crossing bog | 60 00 |
all other extra expenses | 100 00 |
___ | $6695 2.1 |
In making the estimate on the extra work, if I have erred, it certainly must be on the side of the builders. Mount Auburn Dec 14th 1849 Respectfully, your Servant, Rufus Howe
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6.695 21 5619.56 7085.65
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M How's Estimate
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Dr. Jacob Bigelow
Boston