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I have taken about them; and pray let
it be particularly noticed, that each of them
must be sinished with a handle as he purposes
to employ a Servant to blow when ever he
uses th Organ, & therefor desires there be no
contrivance to blow with the foot
If what I have here recommended should meet
with the approbation of the candid & judicious
I shall humbly hope that my plan will be
generally adopted, whereby as I conceive
a very great imperfection will be rectified
in one of the noblest Instruments we have
any knowledge of
Note
The Doors & every other part of the Case must
lined with woollen Baize in order to
recude [i.e. reduce] the sound to as great a degree of
softness & distance as possible
Peter Pelham,
Organist
Williamsburg 9th October
1769
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Note 9th August 1770 Robert Carter says in
a letter to Hyndman & Lancaster that this
this Plan was rejected by Mr Griffin the Consideration
of it is now desired to be referred to another skilful
Artist.
October 15th
1769
Sir,
Sometime ago I drew an order on you for 23£
Virginia money payable to Mr John Hough &
inclosed the same to him if you have neither
accepted the order nor will pay it be pleased
to signify the your Reasons to me for detaining
a Consideration deposited meerly on a
Condition for it is remembered that I refused
to pay a less sum of money for your distempered
grey gelding, which you prssed me to buy
absolutely, or not conditional your speedy
answer will oblige
Sir your humbble servant
Robert Carter
To Mr Joseph Henney
at Lee'sburg
in Loudoun County.