Norwich
Feb. 16, 1878
Dr. J. Benjamin
Dear Sir, I enclose estimate for octagon barn in detail for
your information and consideration. The
prices you can correct to suit your locality; have intended to have them large enough
to cover. The timber price is for all
pine. Since making the estimate I have received
letter from you that you would probably use the large sized plan which will add
a little to the cost.
Many thanks for your kind offers of assistance in getting to
Hutchinson and afterwards. But, my good
Dr., don’t make too many rash promises for you may be held to account, and when
the time comes and you see the promised numbers you have agreed to accommodate &
help, you may wish you hadn’t and conclude to let them go to protest. However, the prospect now is that we shall
brake up here and move out west, and Hutchinson seems to be the objective
point. But shall probably not come all
at one time. Mrs. B has sisters living
at or near Chicago which she wishes to visit, also at Cincinnati. However, we shall in all probability avail ourselves
of your kind offers, in part, at any rate, and will give you an opportunity to
withdraw or renew at your pleasure the balance.
Have been obliged to lay your work by for a short time. Some
friends over in Middleton have a Sunday school chapel on the brain and wanted drawings,
etc., in a hurry as they had nearly enough money raised for the purpose. So you, being a good way off, were put one
side and they accommodated.
About windmills, etc., I do not know much about, but have no
doubt that one could be framed sufficiently strong on the roof of the barn if
so desired, but should think that when the wind blows a 60 mile gale that it would
make things shake up there. Have made a
rough drawing of elevation which I send.
If you use horse forks why can’t they be arranged to work from the
outside (say at opposite sides) having tracked the length between the forks to
run upon it might not be so convenient unloading and would have no cover to drive
under in case of showers, but would save all the rooms in basement (and some
above). I will endeavor to find out more
about the working of the forks. Here we
always have a drive way into the upper story and bays on either side for hay,
grain, etc.
There is a kind of pump
and wind mill made at Hartford, this state, that works on a different plan than
most others for pumping water. The mill
may be placed anywhere most convenient and any distance from the water desired
to raise. I must send & get their
circulars and directions, some explained arrangement which is said to work well
and economically.
Please let me know, now you have the plans, which you will
work upon whether the last one sent or the larger one, also if the arrangement
of stalls in last will answer, and if you make larger will you have more room
behind stalls, or in the center. If we
dispense with driveway there will be more room in center for box stalls, etc.,
and anything else that occurs to you.
Yours faithfully,
H. Bacon
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