Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 1053
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE September 28, 1789
AUTHOR Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
RECIPIENT “brother” [Renssalear Schuyler]
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE General Philip John Schuyler (“Papa”), Sarah (“Sally”) Rutsen
Schuyler, Philip P. Schuyler (“the boy”), [likely Angelica Schuyler Church] (“sister”), [John Barker] Church, Elizabeth Ten Broeck (“Eliza”), and “boy” (their son who did not live long?), “Eliza” (likely Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, sister),
PLACES Rhinebeck, Saratoga, New York City,
KEYWORDS “sister” sails, teething infant,
Rhinbeck Sept. 28. 1789
Dear Brother
I have received your Letter / from Saratoga in answer to your request / I shall communicate as soon as I receive it / myself I have just written to Papa to / Inform [^me] when our sister sails, Sally & the / boy are both unwell, he is getting teeth / which occasions a fever and makes the / dear infant extremely ill, so that it is / not probable It will be in my power to / pay you a visit before we will be calld / to NewYork as I am told MrChurch has deter- / -mined to sail in November, if it is conve- / nient for you to go by Land inform me / and I will wait for you here & accompany /
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you down, Sally joins in presenting / our sincere respects to you Eliza &boy / if it is pofsible she will stay with Eliza / during our absence_
I am Your affectionate
Brother
Philip JSchuyler
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[LABEL]
Philip J. Schuyler
Rhynbeck 2d Sept’r
1789
[LATER - pencil]
1789
Mrs Church sailing
For England?Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
