Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1809
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE November 27, 1801
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt II
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Catharine Clinton VC (“Caty”), General Hamilton, Mr Munroe,
Cortlandt ??,
PLACES Washington, DC
KEYWORDS Pierre II to Washington, DC, lawsuit regarding dispute over
inheritance of Gertruyd Beekman, salt peter?,
[JUDD VOL III page 39-40]
Dr Son Pierre
I have Received you Several Letters Since you Left us the last / of the 25 Instant We are happy to hear that Wafhington is gitting / better and that you and Caty are Well and in Town
How conscious Wee All Ought to be Not to Let Pafsion Or / false pride get the better of Us It is often Attend’d with the Most / malancolly Circumstances that are nor Cannot be forgotten
I hope What I Last wrote; with the old Paper Sent, which / I accidentally found, and believe to be a Coppy of the Contract / May be so such service at the Tryal As to Elucidate And Set / matters in So Clear a Light That Even Should Gen’l: Hammilton / not attend, will Settle the Controversie (In My Oppinion) / Without any doubt in my favour, In Order to Come at Impar= / tial Juftice I have seen [^ and Know] that Exhibits have [^ been] Allowed to be / Read in Court and that the Jury put what Confidence in them / they Chose. What Can be greater Evidence than a Person of / his Own Volantary Act and deed Writes with his One hand / his Intentions and fullfils that part that was pofsible, to wit / the Lotts of Ground where the Chapple now stands.
Therefore I should Chuse If Mr Munroe Thinks it / Can be brought On this Court to git Such Council as he / Shall Chuse Give my Respects to him and Cortlandt And / tell Them delays Are dangerous for many Reasons ___
Your Mother and I (thank god) Are in health / and desire our Respects to all friends with you __
Am your Aff’t Father
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Peeks Kill
Nov’r: 27. 1801
Salt petre 2. [ll?]
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[ADDRESS]
Pierre Van Cortlandt Esq’r
Washington City
New York
[Cr.] Mail.
[POSTMARK 1]
10
[POSTAGE STAMP - circle, black ink]
NEW YORK
DEC
14
[POSTAGE STAMP 2 - black ink]
FREE
[LABEL - REVERSE]
Letter to Pierre
Van Cortlandt Junr
Novem’r 27 1801.
respecting the suit
against E. LivingstonTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
