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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1218
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE May 24, 1832
AUTHOR Joanna Livingston Van Wyck
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(approx. 20 years old?)
RECIPIENT Mary Smith Gardiner Van Wyck
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Aunt (Albany), Papa, Mr [S?] Van Renfselaer
PLACES Albany, Aunt’s house in Albany, Schenectady (“Skinactida”),
Ossining, NYC
KEYWORDS “The Philadelphia” (boat), trip from NYC to Albany to Ossining,
“the water witch”, dined at Mr [S?] Van Renfselaer,
The Water Witch: https://www.hrmm.org/history-blog/the-scandal-of-the-steamer-water-witch
(page 149) https://archive.org/details/newyorkasitisin102will/page/148/mode/2up?q=foulke
Albany May 24th 1832
Dear Mama
We arrived here yesterday / morning with the Philadelphia about 7 oclock / and found Aunt will but her house still / out of order Papa left here this morning / at ten oclock with the railroad car / for Skinactida. Aunt will accompany / me home, we leave here tomorrow afternoon / for New York and expect to be at Sing - / Sing on Saturday with the Water Witch / Where I wish you would send the carriag / for us and something for the bagage / We dined yesterday at Mr [S?] Van Renfselaer / I have not been out to day as it has / rained all day Aunt joins me in love / to you
Your affectionate daughter
Joanna
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May 24th 1832Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
