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Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, February 10, 1947

 
Accession number D:BF 1947.02.10
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, February 10, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter discusses the sending of expense account reports for Dumbarton Oaks for the second half of 1946 and reports a savings for bulbs from the previous year. Beatrix Farrand also reports what she knows of Robert Patterson's fees and expenses. Expense reports sent as enclosures according to a letter by John Thacher, Februrary 18, 1947 (D:JT 1947.02.18).

On Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead.

Handwritten signature in black ink, possibly by Isabelle M. Stover, secretary to Beatrix Farrand on behalf of her.

Handwritten notation of "Yes?" written in left hand margin.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

expense accounts
accounts
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
expenses
payment
bulbs (plants)
shipment of goods
shipping
Harvard University
Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc.
Lilies
tulips
Iris (genus)
Narcissus bulbs
Daffodils
Hyacinthus (genus)
Carpenter, Alberta S.
fees (compensation)
credit
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)