Letter from Joanna Livingston Van Wyck to Mary Smith Gardiner Van Wyck
Entry/Object ID
HHV 002.253
Description
Letter from Joanna Livingston Van Wyck to Mary Smith Gardiner Van Wyck
Subject
news of a wedding, wedding presents and clothing
Subject Person/Organization
Joanna Livingston Van Wyck, Mary Smith Gardiner Van Wyck
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Albany, New York
Context
November 16,1850
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Nov 16, 1850
Transcription
Transcription
My Dear Mother
I received your letter / a few days since and was happy to here / you were all well, when I wrote / you last I expected to have returned / home the first of next week, but since / then I have had an invitation to / a large Wedding. Aunt + [Annie?] are / going and insist upon my doing so / also. I have promised to stay untill / it comes off and help them get ready. / if I do not go my self, which I / care very little about doing . it is to / be a very grand affair, and to [appear?] / as others do I should have to go to /
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Considerable expense, which my purse / tells me I could not do. _ Annie [trys] / to overrule all objections, but I think / my going is somewhat doubt full _ / The parties are Erastus Corning to Mifs / Gertrude Tibbets . they are to be married / Thursday evening. I have heard of / some oher [presents? illegible ], which I will / tell you, old Mr Corning gave her / twelve silver dishes with covers / Mrs Dudley a [Camels hair] shawl / Mr Tibbits of [Troy?] a silver tea kettle / + lamp, Mrs [Pampelley?] a jewel / case and a very elegant handkerchief / There are to sail for Europe the first / of December.
Cousin Kate and little Pierre are up / here, Pierre is spending the day with / us, he made Gertrude a [present] of / a very pretty pair of bracelets. __ Annie’s Dress for the wedding is to be /
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A very handsome light blue [Charles?] / [?wainscot?] down the sides with satin / and bows. __ Gertrude is improving / every day I wish you could come / up and se eher . if noting happens / to prevent I shall be home to day / week, if I go I shall be to tired / to come the morning after the / wedding, but Saturday you may / expect to see me Aunt + Annie / join me in love to all
Your affectionate
Daughter Joanna
Albany Nov 16th 1850
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Joanna L Van Wyck
To
Mary S Van Wyck
Novm’ 16th
1850
