1717 Nov. 16

My dear husband

I have received your letter of the 7th which pleased me very much and am sad that you will have to travel in the cold (weather) but am satisfied that it is for the best I send you Degho who is now being taken to Soops with the canoo came Friday evening and has rained so hard for twenty-four hours that he could not leave again I hope he will find a yacht to come down Robbert’s bedding arrived here yours (?) is still here it is a small bed of yours is still here/there fur has been sewn over it it is English ticking with real feathers it is the small bed on which Naetje sleeps when I am very ill and a blue....(syette?) konbeers and a green syette knobeers and 2 xxx pillows covered with striped cotton and still another pillow I am returning you Ghijsbert’s pillow and sheet and x take it to the Sopes the small bed if you can not come with it do send that bedding to the Soopes those feathers you sent are not worth 9 pence the lb. they are dead feathers and a fourth part sand and ashes and other stuff I have received the quilted apron but it does not have a .....(ghalon) I am sending you two samples to buy two pieces of florette (flowered?) ribbon and bring that along our negroes need shoes and can not get any made from Abieghel I would have liked to have the leather I have delivered 20 fat animals which Flip has delivered to Kollens and one for him he will give you the bill when you come I hope that Robbert will be blessed with his marriage and prosperity I hope you will have had a garment made for him at least and am sad for Marghr that she left without writing us I think that it is not going well for him because of his bill/account so we are never without trouble God I hope will give her a safe voyage I can’t get Heener here at all won’t return the wood and said he does not work outside anymore so we

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can’t get in there until you arrive we have heavy rains every other day I hope the weather will be steadier now Naetje greets you and all the friends and Robbert happiness in his marriage the which God will grant him if he really xxxxxxx searches for it Salsberrie was here to mill I hope that my heart has gotten everything as it satisfies you the which God will grant us so we so someday we will be through with all our worries with this will break off and commend you into the protection of the Most Highest
your loving wife
Alida Livinghston

in the manor of Livinghston
November 16, 1717