Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 992
OBJECT NAME letter
DATE March 3, 1800
AUTHOR General Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT General Alexander Hamilton
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Cortlandt Schuyler, his children, John Cortlandt Schuyler, Angelica
Van Renssalear (his wife, next married to…), John R Van Rensselaer, Col. Hendick Johannes Van Rensselaer (her first father-in-law), Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer (brother to John R VR and his attorney), Mr Van Vechten, Francis W. Schuyler, Mr. B. [Harrison?], Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, her children,
PLACES
KEYWORDS death of Cortlandt Schuyler (1773), death of John Cortlandt
Schuyler (1794), wills, inheritance, property dispute,
Albany March 3d 1800
My Dear Sir
I herewith send you a power of / attorney to me from the Children of / my deceased Brother Cortlandt Schuyler.
My Nephew John [^C] Schuyler deceased / by his will bequeathed £1000 to his / wife, [^Angelica] She is since his decease Intermaried / with Mr John R. Van Renfselaer who has / prosecuted his father in law Henry J. Van / Renfselaer one of the Executors of John C. / Schuyler of the legacy aforesaid ^£1000, Henry J. / Van Renfselaer did not plead and Judge- / -ment [^by default] was obtained against him by / default__ afsoon as I was advised of this / I stated the impropriety to Henry J Van / Renfselaer [^the impropriety] of his not pleading, # the / parties have now recently agreed with me / #
[^ # and reminded him that It had been agreed to / submit the controversy [^sum] to the Chanceller's decision, / on Saturday [^last] Mr Jacob Rutsen Van Renfselaer as attorney for John R / Van Rensselaer accompanied by Mr Van Vechten called on me, when / It was agreed by us between us ]
That a Bill in chancery should be brought / on the part of my Late Brothers Children / and [^to which] Mr Van Vechten as council for Mr / John R. Van Renfselaer is to draw the / [answer?],
Francis [^W] Schuyler my Nephew when here / employed as I understand [^from Mr V Vechten
employed] you & MrB /
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[Harrifson?] and that both gave an opinion that / the Estate devolved on the Children of my / deceased brother under the Marriage contract_ /
I am exceedingly anxious that this businefs / should be adjusted as speedily as pofsible /and entreat you If you have not [leisure?] to / draw the bill to request Mr [Harrifson?] to / do It with as little delay as possible.__
Subsequent to the decease of my Nephew / John C. Schuyler, and before the Executors had / notice of the Marriage contract they sold / some part of the estate, and my nephew / had also sold part thereof, and mortgages / being indebted he applied to me to pay his / debts, which I did and [broke] a mortgage on / the estate,_ I suppose that those sales and the / mortgage will be valid as they were all made / previous to the notice of the Marriage contract /
Be so good as to favor me with a line / at an early day on this Subject /
we are all in health & Join in love / W. You my Eliza & the Children
Iam &+
Ph:Schuyler
Hon A Hamilton
[LABEL]
To
Gen Hamilton
March 8, 1800
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Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
