Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 1055
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE March 25, 1804
AUTHOR Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Sarah (“Sally”) Rutsen Schuyler, [General] / [St Millin], Colo.
[Joseph?], grandchildren, Alexander Hamilton, [Mr. J. R. ??] [V]
Renfsalear, “Uncle James” ??, [Aaron?] Burr,
PLACES Claverack, Rhinebeck,
KEYWORDS illness of “daughter” [Sarah “Sally” Rutsen?], [Award/account?],
Uncle James extremely ill and making Will, executors, property lines,
My Dearly beloved Child
At four this afternoon my / servant delivered me your favor of yesterday
I am distressed to learn that altho my / daughter is better, she still indisposed, may / Indulgent providence interpose and restore her / to compleat health is my ardent prayer, and / that you + she and my Grand Children may / long enjoy the blessing. _
I wrote you by mail on Sunday last ad - / vising you that the [Award/account?] was completed the / day before, and I think I mentioned that a / copy was made and would be sent to [General] / [St Millin??] this has been done and committed / to the Care of Colo. [J/T-o–h?] who left this on / Monday, with an intreaty on my part to Gen’l / Hamilton to send you every necessary docu - / ments for your proper direction in the [affair/offac–?] /
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[Mr. J. R. ??] [V] Renssalear has the original / [award/account?]. It was necefsary that he [sho??[ [he–?] / It was certain [??] [therein] specified [were] / to be made before the first day of May next / If you [can] pofsiblyl go to Claverack, I wish / you to make the Journey at an early day _
Your Uncle James has been extreamlly / Ill, and is not yet out of danger, by my advice / he has made Will and provision is therein con- / tained conferring powers on his executors to do / whatever he might do If in life, the executors / are the Patroon, Gen’l [Hamilton] Mr Abraham / V Vetchen and yourself. __
Altho on the land [+ cla-??s/charters?] for the [--he?>-] of / government stand in your county [?] _ Burrs / [to south?] apparently m-[??] to the north + west / of this _ I believe the [merchants?] [??] / will not be abolished ___
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My love to Sally + the Children
I am my beloved Child / most affectionately yours
Ph: Schuyler
Ph: Jer: Schuyler Esq’r
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[LABEL]
P. Schuyler
March 25. 1804
[ADDRESS]
To Philip Jere ‘~ Schyler Esqr
Rhynbeck
[POSTAL NOTATION]
10
[POSTMARK - black ink, circle]
ALBY NY.
MAR
22Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
