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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1214
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE February 24, 1829
AUTHOR Joanna Livingston Van Wyck
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(approx. 16 years old?)
RECIPIENT (“Uncle General?”)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Miss Delavan, Aunt Renssalear, Grandmama, Mary Smith
Gardiner (“Mama”), brothers
PLACES New York,
KEYWORDS
Dear Uncle
I have received your letter of the / 12th inst and was happy to here you was getting / better if your illnefs and I hope by this time / you have quite recovered your health again
I was sorry to here the ill health of Mifs [Delevan?] / I heard from Aunt Renfsalaer a few days since / she was [the very?] well. _
We had a violent snow storm friday and / the wether still continues very cold and the / sleighing is very good I received a letter from / Pappa yesterday I have no news to write you / and so must finish my letter We are all here / very well give my love to Grandmama, Mama / Papa and my brothers I hope you will excuse / my short letter
Your affectionate Neice
Joanna Van Wyck
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Joanna Van Wyck
Feb’y 24. 1829 _Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
