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CATALOG NUMBER V 1753 B
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE September 18, 1801
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT Theodorus Van Wyck
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Croton, John Spoke, his wife, Mr. Rensselaer, Col.. Beekman, his
heirs, [Pierre Cortlandt Van Wyck? “your brother”], Captain
[Hammon] (“Mr. Beekman’s Boatman”),
PLACES Beekman’s Mills, Peekskill, Cortlandt Manor (“home”), “Croton’s”,
creek, mill
KEYWORDS request for bags instead of barrels, wheat, buckwheat, rye, John
Spoke’s wife ill with fever, fever, low water in creek for mill,
grinding, salt shad, lawsuit with Col. Beekman’s heirs,
[Judd, Jacob Vol. III page 29-30]
Beekmans Mills Sep’t. 18 ___ 1801
Dr Theodorus
We Intend for home to morrow, and if you have not / sent the Articles you took a memorandum of you will / Please to send them by one of the peeks Kill Vefsels and / Let me Know what you think I may give for Wheat / and Rye here as it now begins to Come to markit in Small / parcels, you Can Send one piece of Such bag stuff as will / be fit to put bockwheat flour in And if it will Answer / I would Reather put the buckwheat flour in Such bags then / in barrals. You will also Send me my Acc’t: Currant So / that I may Know what ballance there is in your hands / and Regulate Accordingly __
I shall write you as soon as I git home / and Know how it is with grinding So that you May / Judge there from.
Tuesday Morning, Sep’r: 22
Wee Came home Saturday Last and dined at Crotons / all friends were well there, John Spokes wife Lays very ill / with the feavor, so that he Cannot attend to the mill for first / Even if there was Water; the Creek is now very Low __
Mr Renfselear Went home yesterday they were well / you Will Try and git me a barral of Good Salt Shad / Mr Beekmans Boatman Knows where they may be had. / They are Wanted here __
As I am anxious to Know About the Law Sute / with Coll Beekman’s heirs Please to put your / brother Cortlandt in mind hereof. Wee all here Join / In Love to you and him And Are Your Affectionate /
GFather Pierre Van Cortlandt
Peeks Kill
Sep’t: 22 1801
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P. V. Cortlandt
Septem’r 18 1801
Letter
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1 piece [Hefsin] for Baggs
20 yds Sheetings —----
Acc’t Current —----
1 Barrel of good Salt [^ Shad] enquire of Cap’m [Hammon]
Cash 120 Dollars —-
Half a Barrel of Sugar
M[ary/May?] gave for Wheat 12/ Rye 6/ to 6/6 for 60’
1 Bed Stead
[END OF PAGE 3]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
