If anyone has cause of complaint in this case it is us. Four times the
work came to a stand, or nearly so, and our Mr. B. was compelled to go
to New York and stay until it was moving again, charging his expenses,
by Willbur 's request, and finally it had to be finished by others, etc.
We know this does not interest you particularly, as you do not know him
in the matter, but there has been so much willful misrepresentation we
thought silence might be misconstrued.
It is charitable to think Willbur must be crazy.
Very respectfully, yours,
BARTLETT, ROBBINS & CO.
In an opinion of the Solicitor of the Treasury concerning this claim,
dated November 30, 1883, I find a statement that on the 20th day of
October, 1876, a paper was filed by the attorneys of the claimant in
which his claim for extra work and material in performing his contract
was alleged to be $21,857.94. It is further stated that this claim was
hastily drawn by one of Willbur 's attorneys and without consultation
with him.
On or about the 20th day of March, 1877, Mr. Willbur himself filed a
statement of such extra work and material, in which he claimed for the
same the sum of $42,685.20.
Another statement made by Willbur, in February, 1878, presents a claim
on account of the same matters amounting to $47,159.62.
This claim, so variously stated, is based upon the allegation that
tiling and frames of greater thickness than were required by the
contract were put in the building.
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