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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1885
OBJECT NAME letter
DATE May 10, 18[05?]
AUTHOR Joseph Delezenne
(see Judd, Vol IV, page 440)
RECIPIENT “Colonel” Pierre Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE his son,
PLACES States Prison, New York, Peekskill
KEYWORDS
Dear Col’r.
I take this opportunity to let you / know that I am well, as I hope these / lines may be received by you and / Mrs Courtland, and all yours, /
I commenced my business on / Sunday after I left home, and / am very well suited with my / [?]-mployment - The rules and regu- / latinos of this Prison, are well founded / and Strictly observed, by all who are / authorised to enforce them.
There is regular Preaching to twice every / Sabbath, the attended to by people of / different denominations, all people / who preach the Gosple, are allowed / to come hear and display their
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Talents, and you may rest afsured / that there is some as Great Sermons / delivered in this place, as in any / other part whatever. I do not say / it has the effect on all the [hears?] / that I could wish, but I am very / sencable that many of the unfortu- / =nate here, have a true sence of their / situation, and serch the scriptures daily / to know the will of God.
I greatly depend on Your kind cau- / -tions and friendly admonitions to / my son,
If you come to New York this seafon / It will be esteemed as a favour / if you will Call and see.
Your sincere friend
And Humble ser’t
Joseph Delezenne
States Prison May }
10th 1805 }
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[ADDRESS]
Col’r
Van Courtland
Peeks KillTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
