Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 2101
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE May 1, 1791
AUTHOR Henry G Livingston
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE Alderman Neilson, Mr Beekman, Mr Beekman’s “worthy wife”,
Uncle, Aunt, cousins,
PLACES New York, Croton
KEYWORDS misplaced box, horses,
Dr Sir
The want of the Box left in your care has certain= / ly been a very great damage to the family –
You promised me to send it to New York / the first safe conveyance altho d’r Sir it may / be a matter of trifling for you to attend to still its / of consequences to us - I hope on Recep’t of this it may / be sent to Aldermans Neilsons at New York - also / his cloths from Mr Beekmans - my best regards / to Mr Beekman his worthy wife (to whom I wrote / a long Letter last month) Uncle Aunt + Cou’s -
am with Sentiments of [??]
Yr’s Henry G Livingston
New York 1 May 1791
NB If you will take back the stallion I will send / him to Croton for the Certificates only no?? / you may retain the half [Joe] - however / he is as good as you recommended still a / [careful] fellow to make bows which I /
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[ADDRESS]
Pierre Van Cortlandt Esq’r
CrotonTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
