1845-07-31 Bigelow Chapel Stained Glass: Copy, Jacob Bigelow to Ballantine & Allan (page 1)

Copy [in pencil]

Boston July 31 1845

Messrs Ballantine & Allan.

Gentlemen

By the arrival of the Steamer
Cambria last evening, in the short passage of 11 days,
I am enabled to answer by tomorrow's steamer, your
favours of the 2^d & 15^th inst.... In reply to your
inquiries. The sheets of glass are to be exactly of the
size of the paper patterns. But if there is a metal
rim put round the glass by you, it is to be considered
as part of the glass, so that the whole diameter shall
not exceed that of the paper pattern. We shall add to the
cast iron of the long windows, a small wooden rebat,
up which the glass, or lead, will be cemented. It will
project over the glass about a quarter ^1/4 of an inch or
3/8.

By referring to my letter of June 14^th you
will find that in the Nave window, the whole daylight
space between the mullions is 12 feet 10 inches in
height, measuring from the bottom of the bases,
to the tops of the caps of the mullions. (see an accom-
panying plan.) From this height you may deduct
about 1 1/2 inch for the width of a crossbar at
bottom, & you will then have the height to where