Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1784
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE November 30, 1797
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT Philip Van Cortlandt & Mrs. Ann [Philip Schuyler] Van Rensselaer
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Aunt Beekman (deceased), John Van Cortlandt, Mrs. Livingston,
Mr. Tillotson, Mr. Cochrane [also “cocrain”, Pierre Van Cortlandt II,
Judge Tropp, Mr. [“Coll”] Hamilton, Col. Beekman, Edward Livingston,
PLACES New York City, Philadelphia, Albany
KEYWORDS Chancery Court, estate of “Aunt Beekman”, suit against Edward
Livingston
[JUDD VOL. II page 582-3]
Dr Son Philip
I am Constraned to Write to you On On Affair which / Is Verry difagreable to me being Injoined to it by the / Legatees of Aunt Beekmans Estate, [^ as the [Enely] surviving Executor] Some years ago Couz’n / John Van Cortlandt Dec’d - Went with me to Coll Hamilton / and Gave him a Coppy of the Papers, herein Inclosed [Sent you] / and Gave him a fee In Order to file a bill In Chancerry / Against Mrs. Livingston [^ but to wait Our further directions] - I was In hopes Some Compromise / Might Take place; But have Received Some your Time ago [^ ago] / A Letter from Mr. Tillotson Which you have seen purporting / That Mrs. Livingston Could do no Otherwise than her fathers will / Directed, Mr Cochrane Wrote me That it was his mother / desire [^ also] that I should proceed [^ also] All Which has been deferred / Untill Now [^ Therefore] porpose Sending Son Pierre [^ soon] to New / York to speak to Mr Hamilton about it And also / Retain Judge Troop And Let him [^ with’ find Mr Hamilton / file a Bill So that Shall be no longer Claimd / [^ it is said Coll Beekman altered will Just before his death, when he Reafsured the money in Question] / You Can if you think it best pru - [^ dent], I Let Mr. Cocrain / See this Letter Or Communicate it to him at your / Leisure hours. Wo’d it be well to Apprise Mr Edward / Livingston also of it And Let him See the papers / Account from this [^ I now send] all which I Leave to your / prudence; your Mother And family Are all / well and wish you heath and happinefs
Am your Affectionate father
[END OF PAGE 1]
[LABEL]
Coppy Sent
Nov 30 - 1797
To Philadelphia
[ADDRESS]
Mrs: Ann P. S. Van Renfselaer
@
Albany
Cr Post
60 - 15-
20
300
30-90
[LABEL 2]
Copy of a Letter to
Ph. Van Cortlandt
About the Suit against
Edward Livingston
November 13th - 1797Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
