Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 1208
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE November 6, 1828
AUTHOR Joanna Livingston Van Wyck
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(approx. 16 years old)
RECIPIENT Philip Gilbert Van Wyck (“Papa”)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE -“Aunt” ??,
-Patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer III
-Catharine Van Rensselaer
-“The Miss Walches”
-”Uncle Pierre”
-”Uncle General”
PLACES Albany, NYC, “Niblos”
https://archive.org/details/newyorkasitisin102will/page/152/mode/2up?q=boarding+house (page 153 - “Niblo's Hotel, 112 Broadway, John Niblo”)
KEYWORDS crossover with Van Rensselaer Family,
Albany November 6th 1828
Dear Papa
I am happy to inform [^ you] that Aunt / continues to get better allthou weak she is / much better than when you left us and / has a good appetite and I am in hopes she / will soon gain her strength.
Catherine Van Renfselaer is still here the / Patroon and family leave here Monday / week for new York where they are going to stay / at Niblos I saw the Mifs Walches to day / they said Uncle Pierre would not be / here till tomorrow Aunt received a letter / from Uncle General today I wrote to Mama / Sunday I presume she received the letter / Aunt write with me in love to all the / family I hope you will write me son
Your affectionate Daughter
J. Van Wyck
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[LABEL]
Joanna Van Wyck
Nov. 6th 1828
_________Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
