Transcription
ACCOUNT - waiting review [VERY LONG]
CATALOG NUMBER V 1721 A-M
OBJECT NAME Account
DATE April 1845 -
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt
RECIPIENT Issac Gerard
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Gould Smith, E. Towner, E.E. Baker, John Miller [Mason], [?H.
[Diven], Amos, William Gales, Samuel S. Wood, “old Jayson”,
Theodore Denike, D. T. Clapp, “wife” (Catherine Elizabeth Beck VC), John Holmes daughter + driver, Alec Keeler, “the old man” (work with oat crop), A. Smith, Joe Lancaster, Elis. Bonker, E. Lee, [Abe?] Smith, Gould Smith, William Smith, “Tom. Christian”, “A. [Lev]”, “T. Golden”, [I.] Holmes, Mr. [TownTom?], Mr Folk [Possible Foulke?], [Priam? Farley], S [Kident?], Mr. Broadhead, P. Paulding, [Bay?Boy?], “[Arch] Robinson” (poss. Archibald Robertson, portraitist). “C. Miller & Everyone”, Frost, Henry, “Requa and Fields”, [W.B.] Howard, James Smith, “Miss Ellen”, “little Catherine” (Catharine Theresa Romeyn Van Cortlandt), Mr Blair, John Holmes, Mr. Simonson. [Iac.} Smith, Tom Cristian, [Jas] Foster, Ed. Castles, Isaac Acker, Oscar Lent, Peter driver, [Mort.] Lyons, Joe Rykman [Rikman], Mr Tyron, Capt [Bew], Sam. Hard], J. Burges, Benj. [Gerrow], Mr Brainard, ?? Washburn, John Hopkins, Mr [Humbolt], “portrait painter” (poss. Charles Loring Elliot?), David Rodgers, [J.] Kimble, C. C. Hopkins, Alec Smith, Betsey Ann Lasie
PLACES “old house”, “dock house”, New York City, “home”, “Big House”,
Fort Montgomery, “the bridge”, Smoke House, Cross Way,
Slaughter House Yard
KEYWORDS repairs of “old house”, bell post, flag pole, drinks, mint juleps,
cigars, Sail boat, boat repairs and parts, milk punch, “Indian meal” (Indian corn horse feed?), account of meals and entertaining, river travel, tobacco, tea, brandy, “santa croix” rum, sasparilla, “judgment”, Superior Court, “Congress Water”, “Drawing cedars”, railroad company, damages, Rum Shop,
NOTES “History of Westchester County” by Robert Bolton (1848)
PVC Jr. dies within this time frame?
