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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1215
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE July 29, 1830
AUTHOR Joanna Livingston Van Wyck
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(approx. 18 years old?)
RECIPIENT Mary Smith Gardiner Van Wyck
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE “Aunt”, “Uncle General”, Mifs [Kissum], Mrs Dodge, Mrs
D[-urling?], Papa and the children,
PLACES Albany, NYC, Mrs Dodge’s (NYC), Mrs [Durling?] “Sing-Sing”
(Ossining, boarding),
KEYWORDS “application of pork to his ears” to improve hearing (Uncle
General), return from NYC to Albany, Boarding houses, toothache,
tooth extraction,
Albany July 29th 1830
Dear Mama
I have been intending to write to you / every day since we arrived here and I hope you will excuse / my neglect in not in not doing so before we arrived here / all safe on tuesday evening we had very warm weathere / while in NewYork and and have had here also. Aunt received / a letter fro. Uncle General on Sunday and was hapy to here / of his safe arrival home and sais he must continue the / application of pork to his ears as she thinks It will Improve / his hearing. I saw Mifs [Kissum] at Mrs Dodges she / said she was a going to spend the month of August at Sing-Sing she is to bord at Mrs [Durlings]. __
I have had a very bad toothach for two or three since / I have been here and had to have my tooth taken / out Aunt is very well and joins me in love to yourself / Uncle, Papa and the Children There nothing more to say / at present and so must conclude my letter I hope / you will write me soon
Your affectionate Daughter
Joanna Van Wyck
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[LABEL]
Joanna Van Wyck
To
Mary S Van Wyck
July 29th 1830Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
