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Frostburg 30. 1870 Mr Mayor W. L. Van Derlip Mr Derlip I spoke to a Mason to put up the chimney expect to pay him cash, when completed put it up for 8 dollars. the Carpender is paid 40 dollar cash the vanescoting we the think we are carpenders enoug to put it up ourselvs your Promis us to send a pattren for to mak the Benches if they are not to fancy we will try and make them ourselvs the masson says expects to get this [[?ich]] up from Curmbele the last of this weak are the first of next we are all very
Transcription Notes:
"vanescoting" for "wainscoting," maybe?