Clark Morrison
Amos Siglee &
Sam'l O. Coddington
with
Joseph H. Tuttle.with Contract.
Articles of Agreement made this third day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand, eight hundred and thirty eight between Clark Morrison, Amos Siglee and Samuel O. Codington of the village of Geneva in the County of Ontario and State of New York of the first part and Joseph H. Tuttle of the Town of Seneca in said County of the second part. Witness that the said parties of the first part have for the consideration of Fifteen hundred and fifty dollars hereafter mentioned and agreed to be paid to them by the said party of the second part, covenanted and agreed and do hereby covenant and agree with the said part of the second part, his executors, administrators and assigns to build for the said party of the second part in a good substantial and workmanlike manner, and upon the premises of the party of the second part upon the preemption line west of Geneva aforesaid a dwelling house of the the kind, dimensions and according to the description herein after contained, and upon the terms and conditions herein after specified - that is to say - The said dwelling house to be 52 feet long by 29 feet wide one story high above the basement, the basement walls to be high enough to make the cellars 7 feet in the clear and the walls to be 11 feet high above the basement beside the gable ends. The said building to be built of cobble or field stone the basement walls to be 1 1/2 feet thick, and walls above the basement 16 inches thick and the outside above the basement laid in course of cobblestone and pointed, the corners to be of cut stone and window cases and sills, door caps and sills of the same - also a cut stone water table across the front and north end, the course of the front and north end to be of three inch cobblestone. The basement inside not to be finished but to have 4 brick piers for the support of the timbers of the first floor, the basement to have 3 windows and one outside door. The building to have a projecting colonnade
in front 24 feet long and seven feet projection with 4 Grecian columns and a pediment with a raking cornice, and ornamental windows in the pediment the building to have 13 windows in the principal story each 12 lights of 11 by 15 inch glass - the six front and three north end windows to have Boston Crown (flint glass manufacturer in South Boston) glass of first quality and the rest Clyde glass. Roof to be well shingled. The portico to rest on stone wall laid below the front similar to the foundation wall of the building and all the basement and portico wall except the rear of the building to be plastered on the outside above the ground and smoothed off in imitation of stone work according to the plan hereinafter mentioned. The number and arrangement of the rooms, closets, fireplaces, doors, windows to be according to the drafts and plans hereinafter mentioned. To be two chimney with fireplaces and in addition three chimney tops one with a flue - to be an ornamental window in each gable end in the garrett. The joists of the first or main floor to be three by ten inches and two feet from centre to centre and of pine, joists of second floor to be 2 1/2 by 8 inches and 16 inches from centre to centre - the floor of the first story to be white pine 1 1/4 inches thick from 6 to 9 inches wide matched and planed - floor of the upper story to be of 1 inch pine boards the whole matched and one third planed. The outside and folding doors to be 1 3/4 inches thick paneled and moulded, folding doors sunk on both sides, front door on one side. The other doors of the main story to be 1 1/2 inches thick, six paneled sunk one one side, raised on the other and moulded. To be a pair of enclosed stairs from the kitchen to the garrett and also a pair from buttery (pantry) to the cellar, the buttery to be shelved and have a sink in it. The north parlor to have a chimney piece similar to that of the front room second story of the house of
Silas Wood Geneva, also a suitable mantel piece for the kitchen and the kitchen to be finished in a plain and suitable manner and the other two front rooms finished with pilasters and blocks and the windows finished to the floor with a panel. The window jams to be all flared and those in the parlors or two front rooms to be paneled. The base of the two parlors and the pilasters to be of such pattern as the party of the second part shall select. The portico floor to be of the same kind and materials with the parlor floors - portico to be ceiled overhead with 1 inch stuff recessed up. The front of the pediment to be ceiled with pine inch stuff and matched and planed. To be a flight of steps to the portico between the two centre columns of 1 1/2 stuff. The windows of the main story to all have outside Venetian blinds (Shutters) hung with strap hinges (see 7th paragraph of Early Hardware section) and suitable fastenings - blinds to be six paneled and one panel rolling in each blind.
The building to have a Grecian cornice in front and rear and raking cornice of same kind on the gable ends. The folding doors to have a morticed lock and the other doors have carpenter locks, and all of the doors to be hung with bolts of suitable size. The bedrooms to be finished with single architrave and moulding. The partitions to be all stud partitions. To be 4 tiers of bond timbers around the whole building and proper lintels for doors and windows and necessary blocks for securing the woodwork. The partition studs to be 2 1/2 by 4 inches square and 12 inches from centre to centre. The door studs to be 4 by 6 inches square. The main story to be all lathed and plastered. The two parlors to be hand finished and the rest good common smooth finish. All the hearths to be of brick [-] to be an oven in the kitchen. The tin conductors (gutters and downspouts) furnished by the part of the second part to be
put up by the said parties of the first part.
The said party of the second part is at his own cost and expense to dig the cellar and do all other digging necessary for commencement of the mason work and also at his own expense to furnish a mortar house, scaffold poles, all the lime sand stone including the cut stone ready cut, iron bars for fire places, tin conductors, crane eyes (meaning unknown) and brick and deliver them at the building as the same may be required by the builder, and he said parties of the first part and at their own cost and expense to furnish all other materials.
The said party of the first part are to paint the woodwork of said building: the outside of the woodwork of the said house except the roof and portico floor and steps to be painted three coats of white lead paint. The inside woodwork of the main story except the floors to be also painted with three coats of white lead paint. The Venetian blinds to be painted three coats, two of them of Verdigris (see Pigment section). The said party of the first part to furnish the painting materials and do the glazing.
The said building is to be finished on or before the first day of August (next) provided the said party of the second part complies with the agreements herein contained in his part.
The materials to be found by the said parties of the first part are all to be of good quality and the work to be done in a good and workmanlike manner. The ceiling of the portico, cornice columns, cornice doors, blinds, window frames and finish of all the interior except garrett floor to be of clean stuff and all the wood work of the building except the studs, garrett joists and roof boards to be well seasoned. Two plans of the said building marked number one and number two bearing even
date herewith and subscribed by the parties hereto are to be taken as a part of this agreement and in all particulars not herein specified the work is to be done according to said plans.
The said party of the second part hereby covenants and agrees with the said parties of the first part to pay them for the said work and materials to be done and found by them as aforesaid the sum of Fifteen hundred and fifty dollars as follows. Three hundred dollars upon the execution of this agreement and the residue from time to time during the progress of the said work, in such sums and at such times as the same may be required by the said party of the first part - provided, that whenever any of such sums shall be so called for work shall have been done equal in value to the sum so required, and any balance that may remain unpaid during the progress of the work, whenever the said building shall have been completed in the manner herein agreed.
In witness whereof the said parties of the first and second parts have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
In the presence of
W. E. SillClark Morrison Amos Sigler Jr. S. O. Codington J. H. Tuttle
The parties to the within contract hereby acknowledge as follows - The within named Tuttle that the agreements herein contained on the part of the within named Codington Morrison Sigler have been by then fulfilled that they have received the full amount to be paid them therefore -
Dated Nov. 16, 1838 Clark Morrison Amos Sigler Jr. S. O. Codington J. H. Tuttle Recd on the within contract March 3, 1838 Three hundred dollars
Amos Sigler Jr. S. O. Codington Received on this contract March 13, 1838 Eighty dollars
Amos Sigler Jr. $200 Rec'd on this contract two hundred dollars March 20th 1838
Clark Morrison $160 Rec'd this contract One hundred and sixty dollars August 10, 1838
Samuel O. Codington $100 Rec'd Aug. 28 One hundred Dollars on this ???? contract
Samuel O. Codington $180 Received on contract one hundred and eighty dollars October 27, 1838
S.O. Codington #50 Received on account fifty dollars
C. Morrison