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CATALOG NUMBER VC 1209
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE November 18, 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 Charles Walsh, The Patroon and family, Mama, Cortlandt Van
Rensselaer, (Dr. Cortland Patterson Van Rensselaer)
Death of Charles Walsh: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50015/records/674605?tid=&pid=&queryId=bdf87ebb-680b-44e0-b72e-af3724e485d7&_phsrc=SQj385&_phstart=successSource
PLACES Albany, Virginia
KEYWORDS death of Charles Walsh in Virginia, Patroon and family to NYC,
hat,
Albany November 18th 1828
Dear Papa
I received yours of the 12th and was surprised / to here that you had not received my letter before / Aunt health continues to get better but has not left / her [room?] yet Uncle Pierre came up this morning / I presume you have herd the death of Charles Walsh / he died in Virginia they intend bringing him on / here to be buried.
I received my hat which I believe I mentioned in / my letter to Mama.
The Patroon and family left here yesterday for / New York _ Cortlandt Van Renfselear is now staying / here he is going to spend the winter with Aunt / I shall expect you here before the river closes to / accompany me home Aunt writes with me / in love to all the family
Your affectionate daughter
J. van Wyck
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[LABEL]
Joanna Van Wyck
Nov 12 1828Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
