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CATALOG NUMBER V 1716 H
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE June 4, 1785
AUTHOR Samuel Verplanck
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Ellis, Mr. Dyckman, Captain [James?] Lilly, Philip Van Cortlandt,
Mrs. Van Cortlandt, Miss Van Cortlandt, Mr. Rooney, [Coll] Barber,
Mr. Beekman
PLACES Fihskill, New York City,
KEYWORDS rents, arrears, estate management
Fishkills June y’r 4’th. 1785. __
Dear Sir
I have just time to acknowledge your / favour of yesterday agreeable to which I have entered / the agreements made with Ellis and Capt’n Lilly.
Inclosed is a Letter for Dyckman, who I hope will / be able to discharge his rent; as the sum is / considerable if he be suffered to run in arrears / there may be some difficulty in obtaining payment. /
Such rents as you may receive I Judge it / advisable to remit to Mr. Beekman, for the / support of Philip, who I am happy to find he / has placed with a person of a Good repute in the / city. With respects of all the family to Mrs + Miss / Cortland. I am with Esteem
Dr. Sir. Your most humble Ser’t
Sam’l: Verplanck
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Dr. Sir
I Rec’d your fav’r by Beekman who I detain’d / here In order to see Mr Rooney who was gone / to New York and Returned yesterday who now / accompanies [^] him beekman up and will be able / to give you all the Information and af[^ is]tance, / that Lays In his power he takes with him / the Certificates and other paper Relative to / the point, Mr. Roney thinks it best to go / to Coll Barber again to know what / Further is to be done I shall be away Ready / and Willing to do Every thing that Shall be / advisable for the Benefits of the Estate.
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[ADDRESS]
To
The Hon’ble Pierre Van Cortland Esq’r
Peekskill
[LABEL]
Sam’t Ver Planks
LetterTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
