Orrick or VAN BRUNT & HOWE, Arcuirects. 
‘ Henry Van Brunt, Frank M. Howe, 
’60 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BayarD BUILDING, 1214 A. Main St., 
Boston, Mass. Kansas City, Mo. 
Kansas + Capyg eMio. ic. co: ep el Oe RO big. oj rie orl 5 1889, 
Wm. Brewster, ESQe, 
Cambridge, Mass, 
My Dear Mr. Brewster? ~- 
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I have received your favor of the 2nd inst., and it is need- 
less for me to say how much TI regret the inconveniences and de- 
lays to which you have been subjected by the misunderstanding be-~ 
tween us in respect to fire proofing. 
When my business compelied me to make my head-quarters in the 
West it seemed to me that in the interest of my clients it would 
be best for me to leave the supervision of the work in the hands 
of those of my draughtsmen who I left behind, and who were famil~ 
iar with the details of the several works which we had in hand at 
the time. Mir. Prescott especially recommended himself to me for 
his fidelity, conscientiousness and intelligence; I of course did 
Not anticipate that the timidity of his inexperience would have 
proved so serious an inconvenience to you. He had authority to 
decide all minor questions himself, and to communicate with me by 
telegraph to any extent required. T have also understood that 
he visited the Museum once a week, on Saturdays; ther may have 
been on? or two accidental exceptions to this. 
