Document: Letter from Agnes and Edward Grace

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NYSA_A1810-78_V11_26
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Letter. Agnes and Edward Grace to ----------, respecting the affairs of George Grace who died in America. [1651]

Document Date
1651-02-24
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1651-02-24
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[ ] Almighty to cast onto those [ ] he Received both Noble and tender ent[ ] goodness in this only but extended yet f[ ] papers for the good of my mother and me his orp[ ] I have beene much solisited to [ ] the same) But [ ] pray you sell the bookes and all belonging to my father that [ ] sent for Boston in New England to Mr. Henery Shri[ ] have founde so loving and faithfull that we [ ] will make the best use of them for our advantage [ ] both sent Letters of attumey, and what soever el[ ] may be conducing to inable him to collect for us whe [ ] Father to be sent for England. But as yet wee have not Re[ ] or peny worth from thence Virginia or any other p[ ] though the care hath been greate in wrighting to the Gov[ ] Both places, and for what Mr. Gillam Reed he sents a pap[ ] marked all payd some 28 or 29£ sterl: and therefore doe [ ] desire Mr. Shrimpton may have the papers to peruse, for [ ] doe damaunde money but non acknowledg any to be [ ] therefore we hope they will make business more Cleere [ ] yett they are if they were over Looked so craving pardon [ ]att this trouble we shall take Leave and subscribe [ ]

Agnes Grace
[ ]dward Grae[ ]

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York.  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V11_26.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translated in: Correspondence, 1647-1653, trans. and ed. Charles T. Gehring ("New Netherland Documents Series") (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the
New Netherland Institute website.

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England|Virginia|Massachusetts
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Agnes and Edward Grace
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George Grace
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