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Letter from Sarah Irving to William IrvingEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.646Description
Letter from Sarah Irving to William IrvingSubject
Family news, housecleaning, arrival of President Jackson in New YorkSubject Person/Organization
Sarah Irving (1817-1900), William Irving (1811-1854), Ebenezer Irving (1776-1868), Washington Irving (1783-1859), Theodore Irving (1809-1880), Sanders Irving (1813-1884), Maria Vandenburgh, Margaret Vandenburgh, Edgar Irving (1808-1873), Catherine Irving Paris (1774-1849), Fanny Kemble, Pierre Paris Irving (1806-1878), Catharine Ann Irving (1816-1911), President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Gabriel Furman Irving (1807-1845)Subject Place
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Tarrytown, NY, West Point, New York, Monroe, NY, Savannah, GACollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
June 19th 1833 Wednesday
My dear Brother
We are now left entirely alone with the exception of Father, Uncle and Theodore left us yesterday for Tarrytown they are hardly ever up there a week at a time when Uncle came down this last time he [stac’d] at [illegible] John’s and came down here every morning to breakfast as they never dine breakfast till after eight and sometimes it is nine Uncle could not wait so long for his breakfast. Sanders left for West Point last Monday as his soon was to be cleared then he was to remain till his room would be done we thought it would not be finished till the next day. Maria Vandenberg and her sister Margaret was here last week I do not know whether you knew her or not they were here about a week we saw them every day. Edgar spent much of his time with them as they knew no one but us in the city they stayed at the [illegible] they left Saturday for Tarrytown where they are going to spend a short time they are to stay at Mrs. White’s where we stayed last summer they wanted to get with [Aunt] but could not Edgar went up with them the next day after they had been up they heard that Mr. and Mrs. Kemble were to perform on Monday and as they had never seen them they wanted to go so Edgar wrote to Sanders to take five seats for them and also for us if Father would permit us to go but he said no he took the seats and on Monday the steamboat was chartered for the East river and no boat ran there that day and they could not come the seats were taken for nothing but Ogden took two of them and the rest he could not get rid of. Pierre was down on Friday and left Saturday they were all well but little [illegible] he was not very well. We have been very busy cleaning house we are now cleaning the parlors I shall be very glad when it is all done with On Monday morning we saw a number of carriages at Mr. [illegible]’s we could not imagine what it was until the afternoon. I was reading the afternoon paper and saw that Mrs. Potter was married to a Mr. Gould the day before she called to see Kate and told her that the family were to leave town the next day to spend the summer but they have not gone yet the Blackwell’s left this morning for Monroe The President arrived here last Wednesday I never saw such a sight in my life before I believe every [person] that was in the city were assembled on the Battery and the lower part of Broadway he landed [on/in?] Castle Garden we were at the Atlantic Hotel [with?] the Vanderbergh’s [illegible] when he came but we had pretty hard times getting there the military were out and there was a number of steamboats [illegible] and small boats lying out in the Bay I expect you will be pretty tired when you get through reading this letter for there is not any news in it I expect you will find them all the same Aunt is getting along very well it is now after nine and I must say good night
Your affectionate sister
Sarah
June 22nd Father said that we have better leave our letter open for we might find some more news to tell you Gabriel has returned from Savannah I suppose Father has told you of the death of Mr. Romeyn I cannot find any more news to tell you All send their love to you I do not know when the vessel will sail but shall [illegible] my letter
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Remarks: Tear and chip at upper right fold on first page of writing; small holes down inner center fold; hole at center left of address page; staining.Relationships
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William Irving (1811-1854)Notes
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31CNote Type
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