Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 3191
OBJECT NAME Letter (journal?)
DATE [possible around May 31, 1792?]
AUTHOR [Cornelia Clinton?]
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RECIPIENT “Mrs Catherine Taylor” [Catherine Clinton Taylor] Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE doctor Keirstad?, “Mr Gasheries”?, Mr Miller, George Taylor, Cornelia ??, Mr Doll,
Judge Winkoop, cousin John, Sally Doll, Mrs Bruyn, Mrs Tappen,
Major Wynkoop, Mrs [Bancker], Old Mrs [Elmondorf] , Papa,
(possible Cousin John: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/L922-MH3 )
(possible “Sally Doll”: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LZVM-6XB )
PLACES Mr Doll’s, Judge Winkoop’s, Mrs’ Tappens”, church, Marbletown,
Little Britain (NY), New Windsor,
KEYWORDS wedding, “pull of her glove”, election,
likely wedding of Cornelia Tappen to Adam Tog Doll May 31, 1792
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I arrived here on Sunday after a very disagreab / passage, found all Friends well doctor Kierstead got home / the evening before us _ I am very anxtious to hear / from you - do write soon and let me know hos Mr / Miller & George Taylor is _ we are making great prepar= / =rations for the Wedding which is to take place this / day weak, Mr Gasheries Ill health made them put / it off till that day, they are to have every thing in / great taste _ I have been two days with Cornelia / triming her Cloaths - this day has been spent at / Mr Dolls, to morrow I am to spend the at Judge Winkoops / Saturday to make a hat for Cornelia & Sunday I am / to Dine with Cousin John _ monday morning to / make a handkerchief for Sally Doll and in the / afternoon to take Tea with Mrs Bruyn - on Tuesday / I must afsist to make Plumb Cake _ Wednesday stay / with Cornelia to get things a little in order & on Thurs= / -day pull of her Glove, I forgot to mention that / I am to sleep the last night with Mifs C Tappen / Fryday & Saturday she will see Company _ go to / Church on Sunday moring have her train to
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Dine with her & see som of her [Graver?] Friends. / in the Afternoon _ and on Monday we are all / of us going to Marbletown _ as you see I shall / not be Idle while I am here _ Major Wynkoop / has been Confined to his bed for a fortnight / past but is well enough to walk about house / again _ Mrs [Bancker] is much better I called to / see her to Day _ Old Mrs [Elmondorf] paid me a visit / through the rain before I had been here ten min= / utes she said she wished to hear about the Election / so much that she could not dine before she / had seen me __ sends her love to you all as do the / rest of our Friends _ Uncle has been to Little Bri- / tain and New Windsor says Papa’s Friends are in good / spirits _ the votes of [Malborough] will be lost for / they only wrote the name without puting for / Governor or Leiut Governor on the ballot )_ the / votes were nearly all against us _ _ I send some / [sallit] [seed] and Beans which came from Germany / they must be put in the ground immediately, / as they are very fine _ give my love to all friends / read my letter to Mifs [Catharine?] but do not let
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Any one see it for it is written scandalous ___ / all the family are in bed it is the only time / I have to wrote _ the Clock strikes Eleven + I / must quit the to put my hare up _ I will / write again by the first oportunity tho I should / steal one houre from my sleep as I have done / to night _ I should like to be with you to / night had I wings I would fly to New York, it / is pleasant here but then it is not home _ / Good night Caty there is sand in my Eyes _ / may you sleep well _ I am sure to drea-[wax seal] / home for I have done so every night [wax seal] I left it so I shall be with you in Imagination
from your Affectionate Sister
Cornelia T Clinton
every body [??] must excuse me from writing / for I cannot set longer
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[ADDRESS]
Mrs Catharine W _ Taylor
New YorkTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
