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Newman gave me a list of the folowing prices for which he
woud do the wood work. no having then rec^d the plan of
the house, I gave him your dimensions, allowing three rooms
on lower floor & four chambers, a roof like that in cranston

Framing 27 square of joist @ 75. cts - $20.25
27 square flooring @ $3 p^r square 81.00
19 window frames @ 6 p^r frame 114.
2. outside door frames @ 10. 20. -
8. door frames 2.50 - 20. -
11. doors 3.50 each - 38.50
255. sash lights @12 1/2 cts - 31.87
600 feet base & sur base - @ 12 1/2 cts 75.00
120 ft cornice @ 25 cts - 30.00
12 square of thingling - @ 9/p^r squ 18.
Tuning up stair case - 80.00
2. chimney pieces - $15. each 30.00
6. " " $5 - 30.00
$588.12

the [page damaged] was done the other day that you might form some [damage - idea?]
[damage - entirely?] of the cost, the house was allowd to stand [set?] above
from the old one, the plan & workmanship similar to [damage - the one?]
in Cranston, at least the work to be handsomely & well done
the plan which you have sent out will cost considerably
less, as there is but one outside door that will beat the above price
fewer windows, beside, the lower rooms which were calculated
to be best finish'd will be left 'till you come out, & the
stair case much less, not so many chimney pieces the
roof much cheaper &c,

Our sublime mansion has two
stone chimneys, one at each end, but no fireplaces above
the chimneys are outside and about and occupy rather more
than one third the end of the building so that a good part
of the north chimney will stand in the pantry - it is
5 ft from the corner withinside to the edge of the chimney, & you
have put the door leading from the old house into the pantry
in chimney place below, and a door against
the wall of the chimney above, but I suppose
you intend to pull down the north chimney
which will be the best way I think. -

Will you have the chimney at north end
of the New house flush with the wall or
outside Kentuck fashion

[drawing of house labelled 'N. end']