Albany, October 1 st 1698

Dear husband

This one goes with those with whom I have shipped 2 barrels (matches?) some a bit larger than the others and in a box some sxmall ones you can have more of those small ones if you need them we have slaughtered those 9 animals and distributed for 31 days and with those of yours of for 3 or 4 months and some which were being owed to us we have had now also and then there is still 120 lb. for the Indians so that all has now been consumed the animals went easily down I have given away the fat inside with the quarters so I will have not even 100 lb. lard when it has been melted we should have 2 more boxes with candles coming up for we will not make it till the spring I send you 109 190 ...................................which had already been spoken for to a ......................................which has all x that was good I hope that you will now hurry to tighten the roof/to find shelter for the time runs short for you to come up with this same yacht I have sent you the list of the goods you write about what company the governor maintains that is not proper for us to say he cares a good deal about our side but is much at domenie’s and.........here many times new aldermen have been selected here Johannes Kuijler and Albert Rijckman in place of Henderick Hanse and Kuijler in Jan Lansinck’s place with this break off and commend you into the protection of the Most Highest
your loving wife
Alida Livinghston

I long for Hansoom to come home for I can no longer live this way he has now used all the wine mostly and some other things 190 lb. meat write me if I should bill him for it or not he has already finished a barrel and another barrel nearly finished