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CATALOG NUMBER V 1834
OBJECT NAME Agreement
DATE March 4, 1789
AUTHOR Stephen J. Delancey
Likely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_De_Lancey
(grandmother Anne Van Cortlandt, mother was Elizabeth Colden,
aunt to Maria Colden Hoffman)
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt II
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE John Watts, Jonathan Bayles, Samuel Baker, Thomas Nicols, his
wife ?? Nicols, Pierre Van Cortlandt I (Governor), “my sifter” (uncertain), Judge Purdy, Abraham [N/Mozes?], Colonel [Aaron] Burr,
PLACES New York City, Croton River, Peekskill
KEYWORDS affairs out of order, cousin, suit against Jonathan Bayles
possible Bayles: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64491730/jonathan-bayles
Sir /
On my Arrival at New York, I wrote to you, + let you / Know, that the Intricacy of my Affairs had made it Necefsary, for me to / put Every thing belonging to me, Into the hands of Mr John Watts: Attorney / at Law: new York: I then Requested you to Send to him, that bond Jonathan / Bayles, had Given me + Also to let him know what Money you had / Received of Samuel Baker: + also to Send the leaf of Thomas Nicols / & Abigail his Wife, also your Account against me, I now once more / make the same Request to you: & that you will also let him know soon / as I want my Affairs to be Settled: I beg therefore, on the Receipt of this / you will Comply with the Above Request: & Either Send them to my sifter / or Mr J: Watts Imediately : & let him know what sort of A Receipt you / gave Baker, & what moneys you Received of him, & how apply’d: as I / long to have my Affairs once more in A good way: you will also send / him, the bond Against Judge Purdy, & Abraham [N/Mozes?] Order of £ 9 /
I hope you wont fail to Do it: as I cannot get my matters Re- / =gulated: Until Mr John Watts, has them before him: I hear you / was Affronted at my Desiring Coll Burr: to Afsit you in my Suit with / Bayles : but Surely it cou’d not give you offence, to Employ A man / of Judgement, to Afsit you in so very Intricate A matter: I am / with Respects to your papa & mama, brother, & Mrs B: & Van Wyck
Your affectionate
Cousin Stephen DeLancey
March [y’e] 4th: 1789
Pierre Van Cortlandt Jun’r E[-page torn]
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[ADDRESS]
Pierre Can Cortlandt Jun’r: Esquire
Croton River
Or peeks Kill
Mifs DeLanceyTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
