Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1786
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE December 17, 1797
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT Philip Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Pierre Van Cortlandt II, Issac Odel (Odle), [Benjamin?] Saltz,
Pierre Cortlandt Van Wyck (son of Catharine), Mr Beekman,
cousin Nancy ??, “Your Mother”, “Sister beekman” (Cornelia Van
Cortlandt), workman of Philip, Acker, sister Catharine (Van Wyck),
Captain Sutts,
PLACES dock of Isaac Odel, New York City,
KEYWORDS volumes of “History of the United States”, pamphlets, sloop
Joanna, Nancy ?? to stay with them, workman’s horse stolen,
Acker idea to move Mill, freight,
[JUDD VOL. II page 586-7]
Dear Son Philip
In my Last I advised you of the Receipt / of Your favour with the first 3 No. of the Hiftory / of the United States Since which have Received / the other 5 numbers for which are obliged to you / and should you have any other Pampelets, on hand / please to send such as you Can spare it gives me / past time to Read them. Pierre is Come up says / the Joanna Lays safe at Isaac Odles dock Saltz / Came here Last night have not Seen him Wee / were Abed Shall see him to morrow he has settled / his frait with P C Van Wyck, Mr Beekman is going / to New York to fetch up Couz’n Nancy Your Mother / approves of it There is no news here Only what / the papers Relate your Sifter Beekman says / she Intend to bring up nancy to stay with us / here, she will be Company for us, as wee are Generally / alone. Shall be glad to hear from you as opportunity / offers. There was no Letter with the Last 5 numbers / one of your workman who drove the Cow & Calf down to Mr / B– in Coming up Stopt’d at Gages a few minutes to warm / when he went out his Horse was gone Saddle & Bridle Some / one had Rode him of he was found two days after at Mcdeanals / with his saddle no Bridle, (good Luck) Acker has a mind to / take this saw mill from this and Set it up at his house he / is Coming up to speak to me About it What do you think of it / Your [^ mother] and myself are at Present well your Sifter Catharine is better / Wee Join in Love Am your Loving father
Pierre Van Cortlandt
17.th dec’r
1797__ NB Free postage
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Pierre V. Cortlandt
Esq’r Dec’r. 17 - 1797
– 17 –
Ans’d the. 25 –
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Capt. Sutts has
Settled One freight
Of the Joanna
With Pierre V. WyckTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
