Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 1008
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE March 24, [1807?]
AUTHOR Catharine Schuyler (step-granddaughter)
RECIPIENT Sybil Farham Sawyer (step-grandmother)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE The Governor [Morgan Lewis?], Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (“papa”),
Micajah Sawyer (“Grandpapa”), Mary Bliss, Aunt Farnham,
PLACES Rhinebeck, Albany, Stillwater, New York
KEYWORDS “Governor has given her a party”, “our partys here”, love to family,
I have defered writing you my dear Grand / mother because nothing has occured that can be interesting / to you, except the good health of your Daughter Son / and Grandchildren. Mama is universally admired we have / taken her to see her relations at Albany & Still water / and though the season will not permit her to Judge / of our Country yet she can of our society which she / says she thinks very good, The Governor has given her a / party and several private Gentlemen likewise, she has / grown as necessary to our partys here as the the President / to the State. Mama & Papa think of going to New York / soon where I fancy she will be as much admired as / in this place, not so much for her Beauty as for her / Goodness. The weather is very pleasant and I am glad / that sweet Spring has driven out Cold Winter. I hope / you will make us a visit in the Summer with / Grandpapa . Mama has received a letter from Mary / Bliss I hope Aunt Farnham is better Give my Love / to both of them. We all want to see you very
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very much. Mama has received but very few lett- / -ers from her friends as yet. She desires her love / to you and Grandpapa please to present him mine and / will you accept that of your Granddaughter
Catharine Schuyler
[POSTAL NOTATION]
17
[ADDRESS]
Doct’r Micajah Sawyer
Newburyport
[LABEL]
Catharines letter from / Rhinebeck No. 1Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
