1717 August 1

My dear husband

I arrived Sunday after a long tedious voyage all days rain I am afraid that you have been hindered a lot by the rain to get our grain in since I have been here have heare from Mr. Simson that the patron (assisxxs mightily/insists strongly) to run the length of the 24 miles but Mr. Symmeson assures us that he won’t get it that way he requests that you please send the accord which he wrote and that you are the patron/master till where the manor rock splits and that no.........has been found and that you bought two old Indians for that to name/call it that way and has expressed great contempt for you with a great passion that the governor said xxx he had heard from several christian Indians that that was the place and no other so please send that accord which simeson wrote I send Tames that he first fetches the grain before he fetches the stone(s) the flour is eleven shillings and kernel 7 sh buy all the grain at Katskil and Klaverack even if you should give 3 bits at Katskil Gijsbert sends now 50 lb and then you can buy Vranck Salsberre and from Sam and have Willem fetch from Jan Jurries and all those who have any to give
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from Vernoo 3......(sieste?) konbeerse 2 pieces red ddo 52 sh piece 2 pieces.....(ghest?) (small stones? checkered?) 3 quarters a piece silk.....the ell 5 guilders the yard handkerchief 42 sh one oxhead rum 2 sh 10 pence the gallon and peas 7 gu the bushel
your loving wife
Alida Livinghston
1717 August 1
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For Robt. Livingston
Esq. at his Manor of Livingston
Please send a lamb and a piece bacon and a ham
I send you a third of a lb peas there are none to be had here