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J. L. Van Wyck
To M S Van Wyck
June 12 1834
Croton June 12th 1834
My Dear Mother
I have been anxously / expecting a letter from you every day / this week but have been disapointed since / the day after you arrived at Syracuse / we have heard nothing from you + / presume though by this time you are on / your way home, I wrote to you on / Sunday and directed it to Albany, the / time begins to appear very long since / you left us and we all feel very anxous / to see you + hope Aunt will return / with you as the Country looks very pleasant / here now, Mrs Sprague returned here on / tuesday we had a the Mifs [Shandons??] and there brother here to see us in the afternoon
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And Mr Burnett, [Ferario], and [Prince] also called / to see us that day, on Wednesday we went / to see Mifs [Voris]. Ann was there she was / very well and Gardiner also. ____
As for news the greatest I have to tell you / is [^ that] Elizabeth Cruger is married to Mr Mills / I was never more surprised in my life than / when I heard it, I was told that Mr Mills slept / at the Asylum every night untill he was / married. __ At Sing Sing the other night / a man shaved the Prophet Matthias which / caused quiet a rejoicing he has since left / the village __ I hear of no other news / except that Mr Arthur has failed / I do not think of any thing more at / present to inform you of and it is getting / late so good night Eliza, Cortlandt, and / the boys join me in love to you all and / hope to see you very soon
Your affectionate Daughter
Joanna
Thursday EveningTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
