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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1278
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE July 26, 1828
AUTHOR Catharine Van Wyck
RECIPIENT “Sister” (Joanna L. Van Wyck?]
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Miss Mary Delevan, Miss Margaret Delevan, Miss Dawson,
PLACES Mount Pleasant, New York, Perry’s Landing, the “lake on the
mountain”,
KEYWORDS 4th of July, sailing trip across the river, looked for shells
by the lake on the mountain, leaning “Yankee Doodle” and “Paddy
Cary”,
Mount Pleasant July 26th
My dear Sister,
I set down to inform you, the Eliza / and I are very well, and I am very sorry that I could not / send word soon enough for you to come down and go a / sailing with us on the fourth of July; the Misses Delavan / Miss Dawson and all the young ladies went over to Perry’s / Landing and we visited the Lake on the mountain picking / up some shells on the shore, and enjoying ourselves very much in / taking the sail across the river. Miss Mary and two of / the young ladies came from New York on thursday. I am / leaning Yankee Doodle, and Paddy Cary, and I expect / to play them both very well for you when you came down here, / the Misses Delavan and all the young ladies are very / well. I send my love [^ to] Papa, Mama; and all the rest of / the family. I remain your affectionate Sister
Catharine Van Wyck
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Catharine Van Wyck
July 26th 1828
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schoolTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
