| Description | Letters to Lord Fife in London and at Duff House concerning building work at Fife House, Whitehall. Subject matter and correspondents include:
Building: W. Donn and James Sanderson concerning progress of work, problem of paying cash for materials, removal of Mr. Reynolds from garrett, instructions of Mr. Pitt concerning staircase; Business: George Urquhart concerning dispute with City of London over wall, Lachlan Duff; Furnishings: Thomas Pitt: "I have only to tell you that your staircase will be one or other the prettiest Business that has been seen since the days of the immortal Inigo"[Jones]. |