Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 2100 A
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE February 12, 17[34]
AUTHOR [Samuel?] Bayard
RECIPIENT Sister [Madame?] Beekman
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES New York
KEYWORDS family land issue
[??location illegible] 12th Feb’r 17[3?/[4?]
Dear Sister Beekman
By the Inclosed to Mr [Vesie] [??] [??] / the Draft of the Bond between [?Le-??] and will you / find that [are] gowing to arbetrate on with him. / a bout the ground Sold by father to [Emoff?] / you’l find also by the Deposition of Mr [Var-??] / that [l-??] [? ??suares?] that [?-other] Confest that the / ground was paid for, and that two of her / Doughtors ware present when shee made / that Confefsion, if such a thing was – / [go-??-in?] its Like you might have been / one of them; I pray you’l favour me to / putt upon paper what you Remember of / that matter, that Either I or [one more able?] / may Draw up a Depostiion to bee Sworne / too by you, would not have been trobel you / to you with these Lines had I not Recived a - / Verbell [mafsinage] from Brother Beekman / when Wrote him Laft for Peter [??keimers?] / bond that all would not Receive any more / of thefe Letters; if I Live here [I cay?] nott (Except /upon Exterordenary occfsions) bee any / further troubelfome to you; wherefore / hope your good nature hope will Excues me /
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Doe one more Pray you’l favour me with - / the best [afsestans?] from this affaire and —
Remain Restpectfully
Yo’r: affectionat Brother x
[Jared?Samuel?] Bayard
P:S: after Perusall
Of [Vesies] Letter [??illegible]
Of the Bond a Copu of the=
Proposels for an amicable=
accommedation, pleafe to=
Seale them all up, and Send=
tt to him, or to one of my Sons=
to bee Sent to him, but the=
Deposition of Va-[??] may
bee Returned mee –
To [Mad'm?] Gerturyde Beekman
[slope?]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
