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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1211
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE December 24, 1828
AUTHOR Joanna Livingston Van Wyck
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7NW-NM8
(approx. 16 years old?)
RECIPIENT Philip Gilbert Van Wyck (“Papa”)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Mary Smith Gardiner VW, Catharine [Van Wyck?, sister?], Aunt
Julianna, Mrs Edwards, Miss Jay, Grandmama, brothers, Uncle
Pierre, Cortlandt (a brother),
PLACES New York,
KEYWORDS plan to spend the Winter with Aunt Julianna, ice in river, ice house,
large party at Mrs Edwards, Miss Jay had party on the same night,
New York December 24th 1828
Dear Papa
I have been every day expecting to here from / you since you left here but have been disappointed / I presume Mama consented to my spending the Winter / with Aunt Julianna or you would of wrote me / I wrote to Catharine a few days since but [^ after you] left here / but have received no answer.
The wether has been very cold for this few days past / and I presume it has made Ice in the river and I hope / you will take the advantage of it and fill the / Ice house
I was to a large party at Mrs Edwards on thursday / evening but it was not as large as she expected on / account of Mifs Jay giving one on the same night. / I have nothing more to say at presant but with you / would writ me soon as I am quite anxious to here / from home give my love to Uncle General, Grandmama / Mama and Brothers and tell Cortlandt I should be much / pleased to receive a letter from him
Your affectionate daughter
Joanna Van Wyck
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Joanna Van Wyck
Dem’r 24th 1828Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
