Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1742
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE May 22, 1866
AUTHOR Ward Carpenter
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RECIPIENT Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt III
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Philip Van Wyck, Dr [Brandith?] (poss. Benjamin Brandreth), Mr.
Utter (railroad engineer),
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PLACES
KEYWORDS boundaries of ownership on Croton River
Tarrytown May 22 — 1866
Colo. Pierre Van Cortland,
Dear Sir,
The morning I met you at Phillip Van Wyck Esq. I / went upon the shore on the west side of / the Hudson River Rail Road, near Dr. Brandoth’s / Bathing or Boat House, and found the / grooved Rock in question: it is very / distinctly marked with 2 pairs of / grooves: the Rock lies about 30 feet South /
[ILLUSTRATION - showing South, shore, Boat house, Rail Road, Hudson River Line, North]
Easterly of the Boat House of Dr. Brandoth, + y’ Marked / thus
[ILLUSTRATION - showing South, grooves, shore, 30 ft Rock, Railroad, path + walk to Boat House, rocks, north,]
The Rock is partially covered at high tide, / The westerly pair of groves are 15 ½ inch / long + 2 inches apart: the easterly / pair of groves are 16 inches easterly / from the other pair, and are 15 or / 16 inches long, and about 1 ¾ inch / apart.
I received this day from the Engineer / of the Rail Road, Mr. Utter, the width / of the Road through your property, at Croton.
I will make a diagram for you in / a fews days, showing the comparative meas / -ures, that is, the measures, the Company desire, the / measures Mr. Utter made, and the measures, as I found / them. (over)
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I received this day, from the Publishers / in Philadelphia . 1 copy, in 2 vols. / of “Becks Medical Jurisprudence” / for which please to express to Mrs. / Van Cortlandt, my sincere thanks. / for kindness. And hope to see her / much better paid in a few days.
Yours truly,
Ward CarpenterTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
