William Elliot letter, 1828 February 14, to Ithiel Town.

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William Elliot letter, 1828 February 14, to Ithiel Town.

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Chatty letter from Elliot at the Patent Office at the Department of State in Washington, DC, to architect Ithiel Town in New York City. The main topic was the monument erected to George Hadfield, supervisor of the construction at the U.S. Capitol from 1795-1798. The letter also discussed Town's design for a wooden bridge across the Potomac River, and news about friends and acquaintances.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Hadfield, George, 1764?-1826

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Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001190.0x000004 ...

Town, Ithiel, 1784-1844

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Ithiel Town was an architect and bridge builder. He studied with Asher Benjamin in Boston and was a partner with Alexander J. Davis for a few years. Town was a leader in the Greek and Gothic Revival styles in American architecture. But it was his profits from bridge building that enabled him to amass the largest library of art, architecture, and engineering books and prints in the United States. He began to sell off his library before his death in 1844. From the description of Auctio...

Elliot, William, 1773?-1837

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Printer and publisher, and surveyor of Washington, D.C. From the description of Letters, 1826-1836. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953040 ...