Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 1201
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE December 17, 1825
AUTHOR Joanna Livingston Van Wyck
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(approx. 13 years old)
RECIPIENT Philip Gilbert Van Wyck [?]
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE “Uncle General” (Pierre Van Cortlandt II?),
Aunt ??
Mama [Catharine VC Van Wyck]
“Both” - is Eliza in Albany too?
PLACES Albany,
KEYWORDS wedding of ??, wants more letters, wants news of home,
Dear Papa
I have been long expecting a letter from / you but havee been disappointed but I hope I shal have an / answer to this.
I begin to think that you have quite forgotten the / promis you made me when you left here.
Do write me soon and let me Know something about the / weding and if there was a [scinaton] or not
Aunt has received so many letters from Uncle Pierre / that I begin to be quite jealous the last one informing / us that he expected yourself and mama to dine with him / on thursday 15 inst. I hope you have wrote me a letter and / left it at the post office as it will be all in the way going / to Uncle Pierrs.
We are boath well my love to you all
Your
Affectionate daughter
Joanna Van Wyck
PS Do write me soon and let me Know how you all are
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[LABEL]
Joanna Van Wyck
Dec’r 17th 1825
[BLUE INK - later, different hand?]
Jelous that / she does not/ received more / Letters.Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
