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CATALOG NUMBER S 983
OBJECT NAME letter
DATE May 28, 1803
AUTHOR Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Catherine Van Rensselear Schuyler, “my daughter?”, her husband (Samuel Bayard Malcolm) “your
Children”,
PLACES Britain, France, Saratoga, New York City
KEYWORDS death of Catherine Van Rensselear Schuyler (mother), marriage of daughter Catherine, hostilities/war between Britain and France,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7275660/catherine-schuyler
New York Saturday 28~May
1803
My very Dear Child,
It affords me great consolation that / I have a child who reasons so correctly on / the Events with which life is chequered, as you do._ I / have had too many evidences of the tender Attachment / of my Catherine to me, to apprehend any future / source of pain from her, as far as shall depend on / [her]self, and I trust she will inspire her husband / with the sentiments she entertains, In this belief / I shall be kind to & cherich both. that I may / not experience the pain which my own reflections / would create, from a contrary conduct towards / them_
It will be necefsary for me to proceed to / Albany, without stopping with you, but I shall / not have been there any considerable time / before I do myself the pleasure of paying / you a visit.
I shall leave this on Thursday or friday next_
Altho no postive results can be appreciated / as to peace or war between Britain and France, yet / those who have the best means to direct their conclu- / -sions, believe that Hostilities will soon commence; / If not already commenced.__
Embrace My daughter and Your Children most / tenderly for me, Your Sisters all unite in love,
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with me to you and them,_
May Indulgent heaven bestow those / Blessings on you & yours which are ardently / solicited by My Dear Dear Child your
affectionate parent
Ph: Schuyler
Ph: Schuyler Esq’r
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[ADDRESS]
To Philip Jer’ Schuyler Esqr.
Rhynbeck
Dutchfs County
[POSTMARK - red, circle]
NEW YORK
MAY
[3]0
[POSTAL NOTATION - red]
12 [?]
[LABEL]
P. Schuyler
May 2[8], 1803Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
