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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1199
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE January 6, 1825
AUTHOR Joanna Van Wyck
? https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(if above, approx. 13 years old)
RECIPIENT Philip Van Cortlandt (uncle)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE -John Stevenson,
-Catharine [Van Wyck?] (sister),
-[Philip?] “Cortlandt” [Van Wyck?] (brother),
- “Gardiner” [Van Wyck?] (brother),
-“Aunt” (??)
- Philip and Cortlandt two sons of “Aunt”
-Ann
-Eliza [Van Wyck?]
-Pierre
https://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/s/jostevenson2244.html
PLACES Albany, New Haven,
KEYWORDS inauguration of John Stevenson as Albany mayor, clothing,
Tailoring, Joanna in Albany with “Aunt”?, boys in New Haven
Dear Uncle
I have received your letter and was very happy / to here that you was all well. but
Last week we had three days rain and Sunday it turned / to snow and we have now pretty good sleighing. Mr Stevenson was / made [mair] on Monday and saw a great deal of company.
Tell Catharine and Cortlandt that I should be very much pleas - / -ed to have a letter from them and Gardiner that I was very much / glad to here that he is a good boy.
Aunt has been quite unwell she says that she has not been / so unwell in two years but she says this morning she feells better / then she has done in six weaks. I am very well Aunt joins with / me in love to you all and wishing you all a happy New Year
I am your affectionate Niece
Joanna Van Wyck
P.S. Aunt expects her two sons Philip and Cortlandt from / New Havan next weeek weak.
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2 Shirts 6
2 Frocks for Ann [8?]
1 ditto Catharine 3
2 do Pierre 4
1 do Eliza 3
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[LABEL]
Joanna Van Wyck
To
Phillip Van Cortlandt
Jany 6 1825
about GardinerTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
