Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 2087 D [Two unrelated documents?]
OBJECT NAME Letter, Statement from Commissioners of Highways
DATE September 20, 1809
AUTHOR -Pierre Van Cortlandt I
-Commissioners of Highways
(John Hallock, John Haight, Abraham Lent)
RECIPIENT Philip Van Cortlandt (“son”)
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE Aunt DePeyster, “a young wench”, Gerard G. Beekman, “a
German”, Philip ??, William ??, Mr Flemmins, Mr
Banker[Bankes?], John [Butler],
PLACES -bowery lot, Iron Chest, “House of Mr Flemmins”,
- “new bridge”, Peekskill, Croton ferry, “old bridge remains”, Philip
Van Cortlandts Mill, fence of John [Butler],
KEYWORDS -slavery, reckoning accounts, a lot, Bowery,
-proposal for where the new highway should go relative to new
bridge and existing roads, to be maintained by Philip Van
Cortlandt
Son Phlip
In Settling the Acc’t: With Aunt Depeyster / you will, state the Acc’t: by way of Debtor and / Creditor and see if any miftake is in my / acc’t: that it be Rectified and bring with / you a Coppy for my Perusal, I suppose / Aunt De peyster will Charge me for a young / Wench that Gerard G. Beekman & myself / sold to a German who paid a part the / Remainder Is still out standing She was / Sold for 40- or 50 ₤ I do not Recollect you / must make the best of this Last article
The Lot that is now to be sold / must be given Credit for by Aunt depeyster / And if you find by the account that I / have had more than one Third part of / the Amount of What has been Sold by us / us here tofore, Including the bowery Lot / without Interest for Any of the moneys than / my Bond for the 2000 ₤ will be about my / & Philip & William proportion, thereof, /
NB When I Received the 250 ₤ I think Aunt DP / Received also ₤200 or 250 taken out of the Iron / Chest where my Receipt at that time was Lodged / it was at the house of Mr. Fleminns,
NB also the Continental that I Received [^ of Mr [Banker?]] I have it Still
[END OF PAGE 1]
[DIFFERENT HAND?]
We Jefse Hallock John Haight and Abraham / Lent Commifsioners for Laying Out Publick / High ways in the Manor of Cortlandt having / been and [viewed?] the Several grounds from the / ne? [^ new] Bridge [^ lately so called] to the Publick Highway leading / from the Ferry to Peeks Kill are Clearly / of Opinion that the Road aught to be made / in the following manner Viz. Beginning / at the present Fording place near where / the [old??] remains of the Bridge now is and / from thence to proceed a Westerly Course up / the Hill where there is at present a / Road made to the top thereof and from / thence near the Verge of the Hill untill / you come nearly where [^ you may see] Ph. V. Cortlandts / Mill now Stands and from thence to / proceed to the North East Corner of the / Fence Now in possession of John [Butler?] / Keeping on the north side of said Fence / and thence nearly a Straight line to the / Road leading from Said Croton Ferry / to Peeks Kill which Road is to be at th-?? / Maintained at the Expence of Ph. V. Cortlandt and / his Heirs —--
[END OF PAGE 2]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
