Letter from Real Estate agent H. W. Hilleary to William du Pont advertising the sale of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate. Included with the letter is an article related to the historic estate.
Handwritten on back: "Irish yew brought from Latimer Estate near Wilmington 1930. Now planted on NE end organ room addition, left side looking NE from room"
Handwritten on envelope: "Note E.I. du Pont designed this house." Handwritten on back by P.S. du Pont: "Irish Yew bought from Latimer EState near Wilmington, 1930. Now planted on NE end organ room addition, left side looking NE from room"
Letter from E. Burton Cooke, landscape architect, to William du Pont soliciting consideration for the job of landscaping du Pont's newly-acquired Altama Estate in Georgia. Cooke notes he worked for George Vanderbilt in North Carolina for six years.
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Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles K. Lennig regarding the purchase of the Montpelier Estate. He does not wish to close off negotiations but believes the property lacks too much to be worth more than the $50 per acre he is...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig, concerning the large difference in his offer and the current owner's asking price for the Montpelier Estate. Du Pont authorizes Lennig to raise the offer to $70,000.
Letter from Montpelier owner, Louis F. Detrick to his realtors, Alex Yearley & Son declaring his resolve not to lower his price on the estate without hearing a reasonable counter-offer and further defending his asking price by noting the recent...
Letter from Alex Yearley & Son, realtors for Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick to William du Pont's secretary Charles Lennig stating Detrick's refusal to ask for anything less than $100 per acre for the estate given its "historic fame" as James...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig, regarding his attempts to purchase the Montpelier Estate in Virginia. He authorizes Charles to go as high as $55 per acre without consulting him, but emphasizes that he does not want to...
