Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
005.001.07 |
Collection |
Catherine Rutsen Suckley (1768 - 1825) |
Title |
Correspondence: John Lang Suckley and Rutsen Suckley, 1808 |
Date |
1808 |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Scope & Content |
Greenwich 7th June 1808 Letter from her son Rutsen and stepson John Lang Suckley to her in Rhinebeck. Rutsen explains that Uncle John says that each letter they write keeps him busy. He explains the he and his stepbrother try to be good boys and make Uncle happy. He and George need summer clothes and hopes she will be home soon. He says he was not sick when he had the measles, only a rash. John says he sent a long letter to his grandfather Lang by the British packet. He also reports that Cousin Frederick is very unwell with a fever. |
Language of Material |
English |
People |
Bowne, Grace Sands (1789-1870) Garrettson, Freeborn, The Reverend (1752-1827) Lang, Obadiah Sands, Christina (1779-1858) Sands, Phebe Carman Rutsen (1747-1819) Sands, Robert (1745-1825) Suckley, Catherine Rutsen (1768-1825) Suckley, John (1778-1867) Suckley, John Lang, Dr. (1798-1836) Suckley, Mary (1802-1872) Suckley, Rutsen (1800-1875) Suckley, Sarah Schuyler (1806-1882) |
Subjects |
Children-Diseases Family life Health |
Legal Status |
Property of Wilderstein Historic Site |