Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1727 D
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE n/d [approx. (May 18?) 1789]
AUTHOR Philip Van Cortlandt (son)
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt (I)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Charles ??, Pierre Van Cortlandt II, “Uncle” Coll. Philip Van
Cortlandt, Cousins (Stephen and John Van Cortlandt), John Odell, Sampson Dyckman, mother Joanna Livingston,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31629112/john_dean_odell
PLACES Croton, Anthony’s Nose, New York City, “Second River”,
“mother’s”,
KEYWORDS mine on Anthony’s nose, response to father’s requests, business
dealing with cousins, Aunt Beekman’s will,
Croton Sunday afternoon__
Hon’d Sir
Agreeable to your request I have been to New York / and Second River and am Just arrived somewhat Fatigued / or should have Come up to See you and let you know in person / the result of my Negotiation but at present perhaps this / method will answer the purpose ___
I arrived Thursday Evening in town but too / late to wait on Our Cousins the next morning I went / to See them And had Some Conversation the result / was that they were disposed provided it was Agreeable / to Couz:’n Philip their Unkle to leave the whole / Affair Intirely to you to do as you thought / best I then resolved to go to [Coll.] Ph. Van Cortlandt / which I did and told him you were about turning / Miner and asked him what he thought of it / he said he would Come up and See to it himself / and that I should go with him I was fearful to / let him know Every thing only told him that / you was determined to go to work at any / rate and Either that he should agree to be / his part of the Expense or you would give him / 1/12 [Char?] he said he would think of it this was / all I could git from him only his promise / not to Sell or be Concerned with any one but / Our Family I Came to New York again Yesterday / Morning and went to See Stephen and John / Stephen said as before he would leave it all to you / but upon prefsing the matter with John / about the Immediate Necefsity of going
[END OF PAGE 1]
To work and my wish for him to declare / wether they Chuse to be their part of Expense / or take up with 1/12 he Chose the latter and Said / he was Shure it would be the wish of his Family / upon which I told him that I believe you would / proceed and depend upon giving 1/12 of the Whole / and further as I had reason to believe you / was much Engaged that I should See him again / on the Subject so as to Compleat the matter / before much Expense Accrued & then left / him ___ I now think it will be best to / have an Instrument of writing drawn / by way of Agreement between your / Self and all the parties of that Family / and have it Signed by them or as many / as will Immediately and then when you / give Your lease to Pelts and his Afsociates / let it be Expresed for the Wright you / hold as [Pr.?] Aunt Beekmans Will and not / further [then?] you will afterwards Come / in for your Right as Pr. Contract with / Our Cousins ___ I send this wishing your / Answer the Boat is ready to go up but / will it not be best to have the affair with / Our Cousins first Settled but you know / best if you think she had best go up I / will go myself and Can take what you / write for and Can Call at Mother’s when I /
[END OF PAGE 2]
Have a number of Boards Sawed and will / take them with me or if you want further / to Consult. I will Come up tomorrow afternoon / by land you will please to write to / me what is to be done ______
Mr John Odel Sampsons Dyckmans / Brother in Law wants your 3 year / old Steers to return when 5 years old / I am to determine him tomorrow by yr / answer
This is all form Your Dutifull
Son —------
Ph. V. Cortlandt
[END OF PAGE 3]
[LABEL]
[pencil - Genl -?]
Philip V Cortlandt
[pencil to the G-—r?]
Letter respecting
Col: Philip Van / Cortlandt
[pencil] mines
[ADDRESS - REVERSE]
Pierre Van Cortlandt Esquire
Peeks Kill _________
[ONE SIDES]
[CALCULATIONS]
30 _ [flax?] @ g. ₤ 1- 2- 6
15 [ll] ⅙ 1- 2- 6
20 [ll] ⅙ [work] 1-10- 0
Weaving ……. 1- 5 - 3
5 : 0 : 3
[2ND CALCULATIONS]
13 - [ll] - work @ 4/ _____ ₤ 2 . 12 . 0
20 [ll] filling – 2/ _____ 2 - 0 - 0
Weaving at g’d 47 yards 1 - 15 - 3
6 - 7 - 3
5-17-6
47 @ 2/6
2
94
23 - 6
117:6
[END OF PAGE 4]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
