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CATALOG NUMBER V 1716 Q
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE August 12, 1787
AUTHOR Samuel Verplanck
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Jonas Halstead,
PLACES Fishkill, mountain lot,
KEYWORDS
Fishkills y’? 12 Aug’t 1787
Dear Sir
The Bearer hereof is Mr Jonas / Halstead, who has applied to me respecting / a right he claims to a pofsefsion in the / mountain Lott belonging to your family. / I have taken the Liberty to refer him / to you + with the respectfull compliments / of all here to yourself + family. I have / the honour to be with respect __
Dear Sir your very humble ser’t
Sam’l: Verplanck
The Hon’bl: Pierre Van Cortland Esq’r
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[ADDRESS]
The Hon’ble: Pierre Van Cortland / Esq’r
Peekskill
[SIDE]
For Son Philip
This Letter
[LABEL]
Sam ‘l Ver Plancks
LetterTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
