Identifier	mhqu005
Title	Memorandum: Seeds & Derham to Stoneyhurst Quarries, August 29, 1933
Creator	Seeds and Derham
Subject	Architects and builders--United States Building stones--Maryland Quarries and quarrying--Maryland Small business--Maryland
Description	Memorandum dated August 29, 1933 from Seeds & Derham, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, general contractors, to Stoneyhurst Quarries, Bethesda, Maryland in reference to a quote made by Stoneyhurst Quarries on August 26. Specifically, they wanted an estimate on how many square feet of stone to be used for face work would it be able to expect from a ton of Stoneyhurst stone. The response is handwritten below the signature of Seeds & Derham.
Holding Institution	Montgomery County Historical Society
Collection	Stoneyhurst Quarries Collection, Correspondence 1924-1975
Date	1933-08-29
Date Digital	2014-07-21
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 28 x 22 cm.
Coverage (Time Period)	1931-1940
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Transcript	[printed letterhead] Seeds & Derham General Contractors 25 Maplewood Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. Steam and Electric Railroad Bridge Building, Government and Municipal Work Enos L. Seeds John Derham, Jr. Subject: [typed memorandum] August 29th 1933 Stoneyhurst Quarries, P.O. Box 173 Bethesda, Md. Gentlemen: Referring to your quotation dated Aug 26th, please advise how many square feet, of face work approximately, do you estimate a ton of your stone will lay. The stone to be 6" x 9" in depth. Very truly yours, [handwritten signature]Seeds & Derham SEEDS & DERHAM [handwritten response] Masons claim 1 1/2 tons of our rock will lay 25 cu feet of 12 in wall and using a 6 in & 9 in depth it will lay 30 or 32 cu ft. 1 ton will lay 15 to 17 cu ft of wall 12 in. and about 20 cu ft using a 6 x 9 course.