Letter from Frederick Philipse III to Elizabeth Philipse [August 11, 1776]
Entry/Object ID
HHV 001.45
Description
Letter from Frederick Philipse III to Elizabeth Philipse [August 11, 1776]
Subject Person/Organization
Frederick Philipse III (1720-1786)
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Philipsburg Manor
Context
American Revolution
Collection
Philipse [Philips] Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Aug 11, 1776
Time Period
18th Century
Transcription
Transcription
My Dearest Life
Tomorrow we are to leave this place but am Afraid we shall not be able for want of wagons to take most of our baggage there are none to be found in this part of the Country and am heartily sick of this vile place I should therefore be greatly Obliged to you If you could get Abram Odell23 to hire Jacob Post24 wagon with his own horses to Carry up my baggage as far as New haven where I can procure another and send this back Abram must set of by day break as we promised to meet the Officer who is to Conduct us to Governor Trumbull25 and one Captn Prentice who is known to Mr Babcock26 he is of New haven and behaves with remarkable politeness and civility he shewed us his orders from Gen Washington which are remarkable kind and favourable to us we are to travel at our Leasure and not to hurry us in the least and provide for us the best Accommodations on the road & to keep an Acct of all the Expence on the road in short I could not have wished for better orders and am verry positive the Capt will keep up to them but loose no time in sending Abram up by Day break to morrow I have ordered the Express to Call on Abram and bring him to you
I have nothing more to write but to beg you to keep any all means and don’t Doubt all will end well yet the General [Washington] has given us the strongest Assurance that asoon as the Battle is over let who will get the Victory we shall be Immediately released – God of his Infinite goodness take you and our Children Into his protection and am my Dearest Love
Your Affectiont husd
FP
