Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 988
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE October 18, 1798
AUTHOR General Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT John B. Schuyler
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Mr. Church, Catherine VR Schuyler (“Mama”), Cathrine VR
Schuyler (sister), Margaret (“Peggy”) Schuyler (sister),
PLACES Albany, Saratoga, New England, Rhinebeck
KEYWORDS pigs and hogs, PJS ill, black lead for stove, buckwheat, carriage,
Stage, PS almost walking, stolen horse (“mare”), Margaret’s gout,
toothache,
Albany Thursday
My Dear Child 18th of Octo:1798
The Account you give me of / your health as relieved me from / that anxiety which I endured, whilst / I thought you dangerously indisposed /
_ Your Mama dares not venture to / send two of M~Churchs pigs, as She has / ordered them to be sent down, but I am / persuaded If you write to him, or to your / sister, and mention that you will return / him of the [breed?], he will let you have / them._
Cathrine[sic] has charge of the blacklead for your stove,_
When she and Mr Ten Eyck return / let them come in a stage that you
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may not be put to the inconvenience / of sending a Carriage, _unless you should / Obtain an order for the Hogs in which / case It will be best to send a carriage / & If you can a bag of Buckwheat meal /
I can almost walk, and as my / Sinews daily relax I hope soon to obtain / the use of my legs_
Your Sister Margaret would have already / been with you, but for the interposition / of a fit of the Gout, She wishes / much to go down and may probably / go to fetch her sister_
All here Join in love to you Sally / & the Children, Philip has had / the tooth ach, but is quite well since / the tooth has been extracted
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Adieu My Dear Child
I am ever most Affect’ly Yours,
Ph. Schuyler
your mare is Stolen I have sent / advertisements, but apprehend she is / gone to N England
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[ADDRESS]
P. Schyler
Oct. 13. 98
[oversize writing] 1798
To Philip Jere’: Schuyler
RhynbeckTranscriber
Tara R. IacobellisLanguage
English
