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Object Name |
Announcement |
Date |
June 16, 1851 |
Description |
This document is a handwritten announcement seeking estimates for painting the Third County Courthouse in Richmond, Staten Island. Inscription: "Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors / of Richmond County will, on Monday 16th June / 1851, meet at their Office in the Court-House at / 10 Oclock in the morning, for the purpose of receiving / estimates for the painting the Interior of the Court / room, as herein after named, to wit-- / 1st The ceiling of said Court room to be thoroughly / cleaned, and two coats of best whiting put on-- / 2nd The side walls to be well aire'd, and to have / two coats of best paint, Salmon colour, / 3rd All the wood work excepting that now grained / to be well cleaned, and to have one coat of / best white lead paint, all benches included-- / 4th All the wood work that is now grained to / be well varnished, including hand railing, / and one doz. and half of chairs -- -- / N.B. All the paints to be mixed of best / white lead-- And the side walls to be mixed with boil'd oil -- --" (Keywords: New York, Historic Richmond Town, HRT, Third County Courthouse) |
Ownership and History |
This documents refers to the Third County Courthouse, which now serves as Historic Richmond Town's Visitor Center. |
Earliest Date |
1851 |
Latest Date |
1851 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
County government Interiors Courthouses Paints & varnishes |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
X18.0060 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2019. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |