Albany, March 14 1700
My dear heart

I understand that Johannes was in Katskil and that he bought the yacht from Sesen we need the money so much that we can not do without it to pay our workers Pieter Meesen is here also for his money and the builder also needs his money so that he should have brought his money rather than give it for a yacht I sit at home without a nickel or a quarter I am sending Makregre and 2 soldiers off to dig and harvest 2 have to do the same at Jacobben Retsiertlen they went yesterday by land Makregre can bring you up again with the canoe for I long for you to come home for Kortlant writes that he expects you and xxx has to have the bill of excises to book it I send the barrel of meat and 2 barrels with rye meal for the pigs with Frans Winne and send the same with the canoe 21 bushel corn meal flour 2 sacks wheat meal flour there is in a smallbag with bullets (?) a small bag with sugar a small bag with ginger (?) and allspice the small bag with salt

2 small barrels are flour there is in 15 lb. buckshot a red adze (?) 3 lb. candles Johannes’ dress coat and camisole and pants bring his other clothes along in the dresser for they will get messed up there when I go xxxx in 14 days then the negroes and myself will bring shirts and other clothing with this be commended to the Lord
your loving wife until death
Alida Livinghston

should you send up pelts and bearskins one could make some money on that

50.
I am surprised that Colonel Schuyler did not bring you along he arrived here yesterday and did not stop at your place
the iron is with the knob and the pot-hook/rack and the ..... that she will get at / give to Jan Tronpetter’s
let Ritsyert Leudel dig along the beach
I strongly long to see you I had some Indian goods pulled together 60 quen / 6 eyes? Sewant (?) but am keeping it now here until I go myself
a small sack with 5 peas the candles are in that and the small shot gun return the bags again I do not have any left here