Name/Title
Letter from Theodore Irving to William IrvingEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.609Description
Letter from Theodore Irving to William IrvingSubject
Written from Tarrytown; sloop from Tarrytown to New York, excursion, hungry for a good mealSubject Person/Organization
Theodore Irving (1809-1880), William Irving (1811-1854), Washington Irving (1783-1859), Edgar Irving (1808-1873), George Duer (1812-1888), Ebenezer Irving (1776-1868), Sanders Irving (1813-1884)Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Tarrytown, NY, West PointCollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Transcription
Tarrytown Aug: 24 / Friday
My dear Will -
I send you a line by Uncle [Wash?] who / goes down to day to say that the boat we have hired / will be sent down by the sloop tomorrow _ will you send / Frank to look for it _ or if you are not too infernal lazy / yourself go and take it to the person we have hired it of / as every day adds one half dollar to the expense _ Edgar / and myself have a plan to get on board some sloop tomorrow / afternoon on her way up the river and see if they will land / us at West Point, by that operation we will get a glorious / supper, which at [Cozzen’s?] are not to be sneezed at, as you know / from experience _ and also a good dinner the next day, not the / least desirable thing, after having been starved for two weeks / we all actually have quite a boiled ham look and frequently / feel swinish about the shoulders.
Have w-? really had a very pleasant time since the boat / arrived [up], some excellent excursions - go off for a while day /
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Take a little somewhat with us _ and with the aid of the pistol and / cigars get along very well _ we saw the Champlain go by yesterday / and strained our eyes to see George Duer as Ogden said he was / to go down in her _ but we were too far off - we waved / our handkerchiefs but it was not returned _
I will certainly be down on Sunday afternoon _ and / next week we will renew our excursions in the Boat Club
Father will not do down till next week -
Edgar and Sanders are yelling to me to come / along _ we are going off for the day to [grape?] point / so I must be off
Half starved + affectionately
Yours Theo I.
What ever you do dont forget the boat - the sloop / lay at the [foot?] of Robinson R
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[ADDRESS]
William Irving Esq]r
New YorkTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
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Notes
Remarks: Horizontal tear at upper left fold; horizontal tear at upper right fold; horizontal tear at lower right fold; holes at upper fold lines on address page; chip at center left of address page; holes at center bottom fold lines on address page; staining.General Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31CNote Type
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Library
