(CUBA) Group of documents on the reconstruction of the Women

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(CUBA.) Group of documents on the reconstruction of the Women's Charity Hospital in Havana. 3 documents, various sizes; stitch holes, moderate foxing. Havana, 1878 and undated

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These documents relate to the reconstruction of the Hospital de Caridad de San Francisco de Paula on Calle Obispo in Havana, which had burned down. Included are: a 4-page list of specifications in a manuscript wrapper, covering carpentry, furnishing and painting, and signed by architect Rafael Rodriguez, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, Havana, 20 May 1878 Unsigned letter on letterhead of E. Armand & Co. to Sebastian Pardo, governor of the bishopric of Havana. 3 pages, 10 x 8 inches, on one folding sheet, setting forth the decision by the Lancashire Fire Insurance Company that the insurance would not quite cover the entire cost of the reconstruction. Havana, 19 September 1878 Untitled drawing of the hospital facade, ink on architectural vellum, 17 x 10 1/2 inches.