Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1716 D
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE February 15, 1785
AUTHOR Samuel Verplanck
RECIPIENT Pierre Van Cortlandt
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE [Ammersman?], James Verplanck, John Verplanck, [“Shortoff”],
Townsend, Walter Dobbs, Abraham Lane, Mrs. Cortlandt, Mrs.
Beekman, Dr. Farrell, Mr. Beekman,
PLACES Fishkill, the “Mill Lot” farm,
KEYWORDS “Estate of M’r Verplanck deceased”, accounts, receipts, cancer
Fishkills the 15th feb’y 1785 -
Dear Sir
On the 10th Instant I received your / favour of y’r 28th let’r inclosing two accounts agt. / the Estate of M’r Verplanck deceased _ By the receipts / I herewith hand you, you will observe that / the parties have neglected to credit James / Verplanck for sending payments and I believe / will think with me that the whole of that / account has been settled __ The family here / are entirely Ignorant that there were any / Demands from [Ammersman?] + [Shorthoff?]; only / Townsend recollects his having had two [Together?].
I think it therefore exceedingly hard, that / at this distant day they should come in with / an account, + never before have notifyed the / Demand _ Which they cou’d then without any / difficulty have satisfyed _ I am therefore / apt to think that some satisfaction has / been made which they have neglected to enter _ / however if you are convinced that the debt is / a just one, it ought by all means to be / discharged ____
We are obliged to you for having let the / place of Walter Dobbs to Abm. Lane _ I suppose is / the farm called the Mill Lot - and shall enter /
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It accordingly ___ The family join in respectful / complements to Mrs. Cortlandt, Mrs. Beekman / I have the honour to be with Esteem ____
Dear Sir . your most humble Ser’t
Sam’l: Verplanck
Pierre Van Cortland Esq’r:
P.S. A Dr. Farrell who has been succesfull in / the cure of cancerous complaints, tell me has / received a Verbal Mefsage from Mr. Beekman / which he does not rightly comprehend _____
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Sam’l VerPlank
February 15 1785
Letter inclosing
[Acc’ts] against
James + Philip Ver
Plank
_______
No 14 .
[REVERSE]
[ADDRESS]
The Hon’bl Pierre Van Cortland Esq’r:
In case of Absence
to be opened by Mr
Beekman
Peekskill
[Short?-hoff [??]
Inclosed are Acc’ts + Receipts
Of James + John Ver PlanckTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
