Renovations at Montclair State University in New Jersey uncovered a 112-year-old letter from the workers who built one of the original buildings on campus, the university said.
Robert Kanaby, a demolition worker, found the letter inside a beer bottle while taking down a wall in the College Hall building in February.
“It’s a very old brick wall, about 14 feet with three layers of brick,†Kanaby said. “So I was going brick by brick with a tool.â€
He heard glass break and knew something was wrong, he said. When he cleared the debris, he found the bottle with a letter inside.
“This is to certify that this wall was built by two bricklayers from Newark, N.J., by the names of William Hanly and James Lennon, members of No. 3 of the B.M.I.U. of America,†read the letter, which was dated July 3, 1907.
“These guys were working on this before, just working around July 4 and drinking beers, and they decided to write this note for us to find,†said Kanaby.
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