Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1785
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE December 11, 1797
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT Philip Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Ishmael (enslaved), Pierre Van Cortlandtpie, Isaac Odel, the Underhills,
Jesse Field, Tomkins, Theodorus, Mr Sterling, Gertrude Van
Cortlandt Beekman (“The old Lady”?, Mr. Livingston, the Old Lady Mr[s] P Schuyler (Catharine “Kitty” Van Renssalear Schuyler), “Mrs Patroon” (Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler Van Rensselaer), Pierre Van Cortlandt II, Mr Renssalear, Anne VC PS Van Rensselaer (“Nancy”), “the chancellor” (Robert R. Livingston),
PLACES Croton, Isaac Odel’s Landing, stalls, Mills, Underhill’s Mill,
meadow, meadow Island, Peekskill, Poughkeepsie, New York City,
KEYWORDS Brindle Ox, Sloop Joanna, flour, ice in river, scim ice, dung on
wheat fields, Theodorus at Mr Sterlings, estate of
“Aunt Beekman”, suit against “the old Lady” (beekman), coachee,
sleigh,
[JUDD VOL. II page 584-5]
Dear Son Philip
I Received your Letter of the 7 Instant With the Several / Inclosed Letters Which I sent of this morning With Ismael who is to / bring up the Brindle Ox which I propose to Keep in the Stalls for / Sometime and Make him Verry fat. Pierre Came up from Crotons / Yefterday Says the Sloop Joanna Went of Saturday Last with a full / Load of flour and Other produce from Isaac Odels Landing after Cutting / out of the Ice about ¼ of a mile the Scim Ice has been Verry Troblesome / In Crotons It Caused back Water at the Mills near by to the floar of / the Underhills Mill the Mills now Can do nothing I was told Jesse field / Is making the Elevators So as to have [^ all] Ready when Wanted have heard / nothing further from Crotons but that All was well I think I wrote / you that Tomkins had Rode out All the dung Some on the Meadow where / the wheat Came of And the Remainder on the Meadow Island; without doubt / there will be a great Crop of Grass if a good Season your [^ mother] approved that / Theodorus Stays with Mr Sterling this Winter as it may be of further Service / to him and obliged Mr Sterling a few months Longer.
I don’t see how I can Avoid filing a bill ag’t: the Old Lady / however disagreable to me, therefore Let it take its Course, I shall / Expect to hear from [^ you] After you have Consulted with Mr Cochran and / if you think it best to hint it to Mr Livingston you Can if you approve / of it. Last Saturday the Old [^ Lady] Mr P Schuyler and Mrs Patroon passed by / this In a Coachchee they Came with a slay as far as Poghkeepsie for their / way to New York Pierre assisted them safe aCross the ice they Told / Pierre that Mr Rensselaer and Nancy were a Coming down to See us as / Soon as they heard that there was Slaying as farr as this Your Mother / hopes and Expects snow soon as wee shall be glad to see them
People now Talk freely That the Cancellor is the man / your mother and my self Thank God are at present Well and Join / In wishing you health and happiness and says Theodorus wrote to / all the family ??? so far. Am with Regard your affectionate
Father Pierre Van Cortlandt
Peeks Kill
Munday morning
Dec’r - 11 - 1797
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Ice backing
Up the water &
The floor of
Underhills
MillTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
