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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1282
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE September 19, 1842
AUTHOR Catharine Van Wyck Battin
RECIPIENT Philip Gilbert Van Wyck (“Father”)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE infant Battin, Mrs Woods, Mr [Hatheway], “Cousin Juliet” [Juliette
L. Gardiner, daughter of Uncle Abraham Gardiner], Mary Smith
Gardiner Van Wyck (“Mama”), Mr and Mrs [Halsey], “Cousin Kate”,
Stephen H. Battin (“husband”)
PLACES Mrs Woods family’s boarding house, room at Mr [“Hatheway’s”],
[new Harford?] Hartford CT,
KEYWORDS birth of a first son, boarding house, ride to New [Harford], “Canal”,
possible steamboat or river “Mahoch??”, Juliette’s ulcer (lame foot), Mama’s eyes still inflamed?
Possible “Canal”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Falls_Canal
Sept 19th 1842
Dear Father.
I received your letter some time ago / but have deferred answering it untill now . so as too / tell you the boy has arrived and all things in / safety of which I am very happy to tell you. I am very / well contented here and the people treat me with every / kindness and attention and especially Mrs Woods family / where we have boarded since our arrival here but / have now taken up our abode for the winter with / Mr Hatheway we have a room which we have furnished / ourselves we are not quite settled as yet but will be so / in the course of a day or two, but how often I have thought / if you all at home and was thinking how happy I should / be if you all could have a peep at us at our new / residence, I will now inform you of our ride to New / [Harford] it was rather foggy when we started but between / 10 and 11 it cleared up most beautifully the sun shown / out in all its splendour very much such a day that / we were married, [found] it went very well Cousin / Juliet was quite sick has not left the house but / once in [3 ??] years she has now a very lame foot / something of an ulcer, the rest of the family are well / they were delighted to see me and, a visit which they / never expected They inquired very particularly after all / the family, we dined with them and soon after returned / home if had a beautiful ride the [Mahoch??] winding its /
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way on one side the Canal on the other we have had a great / deal of rain with us which has made it unpleasant to day / it has cleared up quite pleasant instead taking a ride this / after noon, I must now close as it is time for me to be getting ready / for the drive I hope this may find you all injoying your yourselves / with good health and happiness and that Mamas eyes have / recovered from the inflammation, I hope Mr and Mrs [Halsey] are / well and the rest of my friends at home, do you see any thing / of Cate Cousin Cate tell her I intend writing to her very soon / and let her know all the news that is stiring at Rome, husband / and self are very well and joins me in much love to all at / home. I am your ever attached and affectionate daughter
Catharine B.
I forgot to mention my muff when you sent on my other things / but if you can possably send it when you send the, 220 / $ dollars you will much oblige your daughter Catharine
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[ADDRESS]
Philip Van Wuck Esq’r
Sing Sing
Westchester Co’ny
Single }
[POSTAGE STAMP - red ink, circle]
ROME
SEP
19
N.Y.
[POSTMARK - purple]
[18 ?]
[LABEL - REVERSE]
Catharine Battin
Sept 19th 1842
—---------Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
