Papers : about the building and furnishing of Prestwould, 1775-1797.

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Papers : about the building and furnishing of Prestwould, 1775-1797.

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The papers contain transcripts of a 1794 contract between Peyton Skipwith and Jacob Shelor for the building of the house; a letter, 1795 August 27, from Jean Skipwith to James Maury enclosing an invoice for sundries to be used in the finishing; directions and measurements, 1794, for the house; and bills for labor and materials. The collection also contains a contract, 1785, between Skipwith and Shelor for the building of chimneys; and a contract between Skipwith and James Hooper in 1775 for the erection of grain mills; as well as an inventory, 1791, for furniture at Elm Hill.

38 leaves : typescript, carbon copy.

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Maury, James, 1746-1840

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James F. Maury (1746-1840), merchant at Fredericksburg, Virginia, before and during the American Revolution, engaged in the tobacco trade between Liverpool, England, and the U.S. after the Revolution. He served as the first American consul at Liverpool....

Skipwith, Peyton, Sir, 1740-1805

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Skipwith, Jean Miller, Lady, 1748-1826.

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Hooper, James.

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Shelor, Jacob.

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