Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 1198
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE February 14, 1810
AUTHOR (Colonel) Philip Van Cortlandt
RECIPIENT Lt. Gov. Pierre Van Cortlandt (I)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE -the Mayor, “his Lady”, “sister”, (likely: Anne De Peyster VC and
Hon Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer)
-brother Pierre Van Cortlandt (II),
-”William”
-Mr. Clinton
PLACES Albany, Poughkeepsie,
KEYWORDS trip to Albany, gave money to sister (Anne?) from Father, Father
(Lt. Gov.) financial difficulties up until recently, Philip to Mr. Clinton’s, rides with Pierre to Poughkeepsie, sleigh ride on Ice, bridges over cracks, paid tolls,
Albany Feb’y 14 . 1810
Hon’d Father,
I arrived here last Saturday and / found the Mayor and his Lady in good health / I did as you directed and gave your letter / to Sifter who appeared to be much pleased / and asked me if it did not Embaras you / to spare the sum. I told her I thought not / at present but was sure that untill very / lately it might have been the Case. She said / she supposed so and that was the reason why / she never mentioned it
I suppose Wm. has told you how / I cam to Mr. Clintons, where I met brother / Pierre and We rode to Poughkeepsie in his / Waggon and hired a Sley to bring us on / the Ice which we found strong but some / Cracks so wide as to require bridges where / we paid Toll to the Tender. __ +c News In / my next _ at present remain your
Aff’t son Ph. V. Cortlandt
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Ph. V. C
1810-
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( [NO?] 11th)Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
