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Grove Hill July 22d 1838
My Dear Brother
It is some time now since we / have received any letters from you, and we begin / to feel very anxous to hear how you are, the last / one we received was the one that ought to have come / first . it was six months coming, so I am in hopes you / still will receive some of the letters we wrote last / winter, although you had not when you wrote / us. Papa and Catharine wrote to you about a / fortnight since and I presume told you all / the news. Aunt and Ann are still down. But have / now gone to spend a few days at Croton, Eliza is / also there, We have had a very pleasant summer / so far although a very warm one . there are / a great many strangers in the village, some / very pleasant families, Mr Leeds and [Emery?] the / gentleman that bought the [Leycock?] farm / have very pleasant families and I think / we shall find them very agreeable neighbors / I received a letter from cousin Margaret / yesterday they were all very well at Easthampton / they are living very returned the girls have [neither]
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Of them been up to the city, or to see us since / you left, Uncle Samuel and his family are at / Stonington. __ We had a very warm day / for the 4th of July there was considerable parade / in the village and quite a display of fire / works in the evening, It did not look quite / so gay at Spring Hill of last year, you recolect / what a frolic we had tere, poor Oaks / I have not see Tisdale for some time but / I believe he is very well, Counsellor we call / him now since he has commenced studying / Law. ___ I cannot think of any news to tell / you so my [^ letter] must needs be quite a short one. / I hear some company coming in so I will / go down stairs perhaps they can give me some / information. ______
It proved to be Mr Campbell + Mr Delavan I believe / you know Charlie,, I did not learn any thing though / worth communicating. _ Hannah has been / making us a visit she left us about a week / since. __ The weather has been warmer this summer / than for several years past there has been /
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A great many deaths in the city from the heat + / drinking cold water, and some in the / village. ___ We are all very well / here and write in much love to you and / hopeing to hear from you soon
I remain sincerely Your
Affectionate Sister
Joanna
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Mid’m P Cortlandt Van Wyck
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J L Van Wyck
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Ph C Van Wyck
1838Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
