[D8856ACO], Letter from Matthias Plum to Thomas Alva Edison, March 27th, 1888
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[D8856ACO], Letter from Matthias Plum to Thomas Alva Edison, March 27th, 1888
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We enclose you bill for the lot of binding, which we have just completed and sent to you. We wish to say a word by way of explanation in regard to this bill. When your representative called upon us he told us that there would be 2.500 volumes that you would want bound. He also showed us a volume as a sample. We based our calculations upon binding 2.500 volumes, when we gave him the price. There being only about one-third of the quantity originally named to us, of course the price that we have to charge you for binding this lot cannot be made upon the same basis, that the large lot was figured upon. ### We have however made the price upon the quantities sent to us just as low as if an estimate had been given upon them before going on with the work. We have also had to make an extra charge for mounting maps, as the party who called here, and instructed us about mounting them, wished them mounted in such a manner as to require a large amount of extra labor and expense. Also on a great many of the books he wished a considerable more lettering upon them, than was originally spoken about. All of these things of course require extra labor and expense, and we are compelled to charge accordingly. ### We have, as we have said beore, carefully gone over the job, and have made the price as low as possible for us to do them, and taking the whole job on the average it is a very low price for the work. We trust that it will be satisfactory to you, and shall be pleased to hear from you if you wish the balance bound." Yours Respectfuly, Matthias Plum TAE marg: "Tate--See Schulz Berge This is not according to agreement its way off and outrageous--you got the bid and other parties bid [unclear] and our man came and [unclear] first what was to be done and bid 75c Thresh this out as it is outrageous. E"]
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1888-03-27
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D8856-F
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124:1151
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D8856ACO
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Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University