Name/Title
Letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to Philip Van Cortlandt, Feb 27, 1791Entry/Object ID
HHV 002.26Description
Letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to Philip Van CortlandtSubject
Accounts, smallpox innoculationsSubject Person/Organization
Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814), Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), Betty (enslaved), Betty's three children (enslaved), Stephen Beekman, Mr. Curry, Mr. Stuyvesant, Elizabeth Van Cortlandt, Philip Gilbert Van Wyck, Cornelia Van Cortlandt Beekman, Joanna Livingston Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt II, Aaron Burr, Mr. WintropSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Manor of CortlandtContext
Business accounts, smallpox innoculations, illnesses of family members.Collection
Van Cortlandt Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Dr Son Philip
I have Received your Letter Wherein you make Mention that you will observe and Speak to Mr. Curry. Mr. Stuyvesant and Couz E. V Cortlandt and Let me Know What you do therein I Shall be glad to hear it. As I Know nothing how my acct is with the Company, Gilbert never Sent me the whole Acct. Nither have I the Acct. of the Port Sent to Mr Wintrop.
Little Stephen has been Enoculated the Small are all out has his Share Is gitting better took a Ride out this Morning and is Like to do Verry well The Wench Betty & her three Children are also Enoculated here are not as yet Sick But Expect to morrow Next day – Your Sister Cornelia & Pierre Are here She is not verry well has a great Cold And Cough much She Says it’s the Influensa, Mama Complains also This goes with Coll Burr who was So Complisant to Let us Know, if we had any Commands to New York Am with
Regard your Loving Father
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Sunday Evening
27-Feb 1791Other Names and Numbers
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Former NumberOther Number
V 1779
