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CATALOG NUMBER V 1727 K
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE [May ??], 1789
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt (I)
RECIPIENT Philip Van Cortlandt (son)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Pierre Van Cortlandt (son), Conklyn, Uncle Cortlandt, Judge
Morris,
PLACES Anthony’s Nose, New York City, Poughkeepsie,
KEYWORDS Mine at Anthony’s nose, refers to “same oar” as 1744 and 1746,
Dr Son Philip
I have given Pierre the piece of Silver / that I have had Refined under my Inspection / for your Satisfaction
I sent with Conklyn a piece of the Oar / and a Letter to you at New York with Orders / if you was not in town to bring it back to me / again you make no mention of it
The Purport was to Secure the family of / Cortlandt. Their Interest in the mine so that / no person whatsoever should do it, Either to give them a part or that they should / undertake with me in Working the mine / in Common I wo’d give Unkle Cortlandts - / family 1 Twelfth Clear of all Expenses / you may depend on it as soon as it is Known / that Judge Morris will apply. And some / others from Poghkeepsie They are full / of it and it must soon be blazed about / which will locate troble
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You must Send me the Petiager Immedi= / ately [^ if you dont take her to New York] She may Lay at the mine While wee / biuld the black [^ house] and take in Oar.
I wod avise you not to Loose one hour / if you have not seen then Letter I sent / by Conklyn to set of with the Petiager / for New York and do what Ever you / Can prudently Do with our Couz’ns: it / Is in my Oppinion of the Greatest moment / as I have promised those people a Lease / who have difcovered it to me and must give [^ them] / one; for one Quarter, so that I shall be / Cut out if it for 7 years if not otherwise / secured, the mine is the same Oar that / was carried in the 1744 and 46 to the furnace / of Unkle Cortlandt / same place [HAP?] told me
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Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
