RepositoryCheshire Record Office
LevelItem
ReferenceDLT 5524/27/19
TitleLetter from John Wallis, British Consul, Cairo regarding a piece of engraving undertaken on Lord de Tabley's behalf.
Date5 Apr 1875
DescriptionLetter explains that Lord de Tabley had complained to Mr Borg that the cost of the job was to high but the engraver refused to lower his price. Mr Borg suggested they have the value of the work estimated by four leading engravers in Cairo to which the engraver consented. This was done and each agreed that the price, four pounds was a fair one. In the end on being offered three pounds the engraver accepted. The letter includes the receipt for the work and the estimates of the other engravers.
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