Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 1045
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE April 8, 1812
AUTHOR Sybill Sawyer (mother)
RECIPIENT Mary Anna Sawyer Schuyler
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE William Sawyer Schuyler, Sybil Schuyler (“Sibby”), George Lee
Schuyler, “Papa?” Sands, older step brothers, Aunt Lee, Aunt
Parsons, Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee, Mr. H?, Philip Jeremiah
Schuyler, Uncle [William?] Farnham, Mrs. Carys, Aunt Sawyer,
Mrs Travis, Lydia Combs, Mrs ?? Pearl, her Mother. Her sister, Mr. White, his sister and children, Miss Fraiser, Mr & Mrs Tilliston, Mr Sands & family, Micajah Sawyer,
PLACES Cambridge,
KEYWORDS William Sawyer Schuyler staying with Sawyer grandparents,
attending school there, older Schuyler sons at Cambridge (Harvard), he says “Mama knows every thing”, greived for your worthy Sister?? (Hannah has lost several children/pregnancies), fire near Uncle Farnham, Aunt Sawyer ill, Lydia Combs declining, Mrs. Pearl moves homes, Mr. White moves into former Pearl home, “anniversary Fast”, [Rare ripe?] a colt William rides,
[LATE - in pencil]
[Abt?? ??] William Schuyler / after Hamilton death]
[ORIGINAL]
April th8 1812
My Dear MaryAnna
I hope this tedious and distant separation, is nearly at an end / that you will all, be this way shortly, your dear little son his highly favoured with health [^&] spirits / is a very affectionate good Boy, he talks much about home, mentions his trees that he used to / knock of peaches & pears & nuts, for dear little Sibby, he is often makeing[sic] things for little George / I told him that you wrote, [papa?] Sands want well, he was quite affected, & said he wanted / to go and see him, he seems to injoy[sic] the idea of being at Cambridge with his Brothers. & / going to his aunts Lees & Parsons he observes very accurately & discovers a reflecting mind / can through great expression into his countenance, is a natural little orator, he says Mama / knows every thing, but she dont know so much as God,
My heart is greived for your / worthy Sister Mr[s?] H but how highly privileged to possess divine support & resignation / under such repeated & distressing trials,
hope Mr Schuyler returned in health and / safety, we thank him for his great exertions, & good intentions, & kind promises. / no doubt you have observed by the paper that we have been repeatedly Alarmd / by fire the last was at two oClock at night in high street between your uncles Farnham / and Mrs Carys. There was a house & two Barns consumed, the wind was in favour of your / uncles, that they did not remove any thing.
your aunt Sawyer continues weak & feeble / has got through the winter better then we feard,
Mrs Travis is said to be on the recovery / Lydia Combs is very much out of health, thought to be declining.
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Mrs [Pearl?] has removed to the house opposite to the one that was her Mothers / where her Sister now lives, Mr White has taken her house, his Sister and Children / to live with him,
To Morrow is our anniversary Fast, surely as a people and / Individuals, we have reason for humility and reformation. for the Psalms says . / when the vilest men are exalted the wicked walk on every side,
If Miss Fraiser is still with you give my love to her and Catharine, / pleas to present our best regard to Mr & Mrs Tilliston, Mr Sands & family. / dear little William is very regularly at school, he desiers his duty & love. / he talks very much about little [Rare ripe?] a colt that Mr Parsons told him / he had, he says Grandmama what will Papa & Mama Say when the see me / come riding on [rare Ripe?] as hard as he can gallop,
your Father is very well attending to his profession, unites with me in / kind & affectionate remembrence[sic] to Mr Sand your Self, adieu
S Sawyer
Lydia desiers to be rememberd, says she will do the best she can for your / little son,
[END OF PAGE 2]
[ADDRESS]
Philip J. Schuyler Esq’r
Rhinbeck
State of NewYork
[POSTAL NOTATION]
17
[POSTMARK - black ink, circle]
NEWBy MS
APR
8
[LABEL]
S. Sawyer /
April 1812
SameTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
