LETTER TO ANNE HOFFMAN FROM P. G. STUYVESANT

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

LETTER TO ANNE HOFFMAN FROM P. G. STUYVESANT

Entry/Object ID

HHV 008.115

Tags

Accessioned object

Collection

Hoffman Collection

Cataloged By

Tara R. Iacobellis

Category

Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Acquisition

Accession

HF 3030 D

Source or Donor

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton: Donor Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Letter

Transcription

Transcription

CATALOG NUMBER HF 3030 D OBJECT NAME Letter DATE October 22nd 1836 AUTHOR P. G. Stuyvesant RECIPIENT Ann(e) Hoffman Nicholas MEDIUM Paper, ink DESCRIPTION 20 dollars enclosed in letter to be used towards the purchase and freedom of two enslaved women (Rebecca and Olive). PEOPLE Elizabeth PLACES EVENTS KEY WORDS Slavery, Female Slaves *Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] My Dear Madam/ I have read with much interest/ the narrative, of the peculiar situation of the young fe-/male slaves, which your benevolent [reach] so kindly communi-/cated.- Although I cannot follow Mr As[tor] generous exam-/ple, I beg you to accept the enclosed sum of 20 [dol.] as/ a pittance towards their emancipation, & cannot doubt/ but Elizabeth will ultimately have cause for rejoicing, when/ I discover she possesses so eloquent an advocate as Mrs./ Nicholas-./ With great [unrecovered]/ Madam/ Your [unrecovered]/ P. G. Stuyvesant/ New York, Oct 22 1836 [END OF PAGE 1] [ADDRESS] To Mrs Anne Nicholas/ To be left at the/ [unrecovered] Doctor East[burn]:/ [END OF LETTER]

Transcriber

Kathryn Alexander

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

HF 3030 D

Parts

Count

1

Location

Notes

Temporary

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Wilton S. Burton

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Department

Note

Library

Note Type

Transcription

Note

*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] My Dear Madam/ I have read with much interest/ the narrative, of the peculiar situation of the young fe-/male slaves, which your benevolent [reach] so kindly communi-/cated.- Although I cannot follow Mr As[tor] generous exam-/ple, I beg you to accept the enclosed sum of 20 [dol.] as/ a pittance towards their emancipation, & cannot doubt/ but Elizabeth will ultimately have cause for rejoicing, when/ I discover she possesses so eloquent an advocate as Mrs./ Nicholas-./ With great [unrecovered]/Madam/Your [unrecovered]/P. G. Stuyvesant/New York, Oct 22 1836 [END OF PAGE 1] [ADDRESS] To Mrs Anne Nicholas/To be left at the/[unrecovered] Doctor East[burn]:/ [END OF LETTER]

Created By

CHannan

Create Date

January 22, 2024

Updated By

cmonaco@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

January 27, 2026