Letter from Joanna Livingston Van Wyck to Philip Cortlandt Van Wyck
Entry/Object ID
HHV 002.252
Description
Letter from Joanna Livingston Van Wyck to Philip Cortlandt Van Wyck
Subject
death of "Uncle" David Gardiner in an explosion on the "steamer Princeton at Washington"
Subject Person/Organization
Joanna Livingston Van Wyck, Philip Cortlandt Van Wyck
Context
March 2, 1844
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Mar 2, 1844
Transcription
Transcription
Grove Hill March 2d 1844
My Dear Brother
We have just received / the afflicting inteligence of the death / of Uncle David. He was on board the / steamer Princeton at Washington and / with five others was immediately killed / by the explosion of a gun on board / the steamer. His daughters were with / him, but were below at dinner at / the time of the accident, and were / uninjured. I think it was one of / the most melancholy event I ever heard / of. I send you a paper with a particular / account
In haste
Your affectionate
Sister Joanna
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J L Van Wyck
P C Van Wyck
Death of David Gardiner
