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Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, October 29, 1941

 
Accession number D:BF 1941.10.29
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, October 29, 1941
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1941
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter regarding Beatrix Farrand's November trip to Dumbarton Oaks, including her tentative dates of departure and arrival. She also mentions Anne Sweeney's salary and how she thinks it ought to be paid for the month of October. Beatrix Farrand ends the letter by requesting a check sent to her Agent account to cover the cost of "certain bulbs and other things for Dumbarton."

Typewritten letter on Beatrix Farrand's San Marino, California letterhead. Address crossed out and "Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine" typed beside it. Signed in black ink.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Bar Harbor (Me.)
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington (D.C.)
travel
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
health
illness
consulting
California
Sweeney, Anne
salaries
Bryce, James
budgets
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
guides (people)
Garden tours
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
bulbs
checks (bank checks)
receipts (financial records)
expense accounts
Financial statements
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number D:BF 1941.10.29
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, October 29, 1941
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1941
Work types
correspondence