International records / UK National Archives

Letter from Henry J. Mylius, Villa Olivetta, Menaggio, Lago di Como, Italy, to John H. Oglander

OG/CC/2019A | The Oglander Collection.PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS. | "Many thanks for your letter enclosing a cheque for £10. I will cash the same at the Menaggio Bank, and leave the money deposited there until Vitali has actually begun work on your gate. The drawing has arrived safely. Tomorrow I will try and see Vitali and tell him to make a more detailed drawing on a somewhat larger scale of the design you have chosen. You had best see it before he actually begins. With such an important piece of work, it is well worth devoting some time to getting a design which may be entirely satis…