Letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to Theodorus Van Wyck

Name/Title

Letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to Theodorus Van Wyck

Entry/Object ID

HHV 002.824

Description

Letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to Theodorus Van Wyck

Subject

Rent from Dyckman's ferry is overdue and will be advertised if not paid.

Subject Person/Organization

Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814), Theodorus Van Wyck, Titus (enslaved)

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Croton, New York

Context

Letter/Pierre Van Cortlandt I/Theodorus Van Wyck/Croton River/Dyckman's rent/ferry rent/amount due to Joanna Van Cortlandt/Pierre Van Cortlandt I intends "to Send Titus down a Tuesday with 3 Empty hhs, for Snyder. Send you Answer by him"/will advertise if not paid/ the General"

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manuscript Collection

Letter Details

Letter Date

Oct 17, 1801

Transcription

Judd Vol. III, page 31 OBJECT NAME letter DATE October 17, 1801 AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlant RECIPIENT Theodorus Van Wyck MEDIUM paper, ink PEOPLE Mr Dyckman, grandmama, Titus PLACES croton farm, KEYWORDS rents, ferry, CATALOG NUMBER VC 1844 B OBJECT NAME letter DATE [October 17, 1801?] AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlant RECIPIENT [Theodorus Van Wyck?] MEDIUM paper, ink PEOPLE PLACES KEYWORDS ferry Your Uncle did propose to me as follows The ferry to pay me 100 doll’s that is the House / And ferry Only – ₤40 - in 1/4ly payments —----- Fire wood + meadow } Pafturage — } To the General Other privilege } To that the Whole Amounts to - ₤100-0-0 Or perhaps a little lefs [END OF PAGE 1] [LABEL] P.V.C. Cortlandt About the Ferry 1801

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Other Number

V 1844 A-B