1720 June 10

Dear husband

I hope (this one) will find you and our children in good health and am glad that your ailment is somewhat easier on you I hope that God will give you relief of your pain and am glad that you are sticking with Tippingh liqueur (?) and hope that you ordered enough we have not been able to unload the yacht because of the heavy rain we’ve got I don’t believe that we can ready a load before/for the cultivation because of the rain they are not able to ride out I am now getting the stones ready for when the grain comes I am now having the yacht fetch stones/brick till they are able to ride again the 2....(quanp?) has been turned once we will stack the wood and burn it at the first good weather they are now plowing in the mill meadow when that is finished they’ll harrow the 2 (quasp?) they started on the 8th with the masonery on the cellar but it is hard digging in the stone and clay to get the depth the joiner will come tomorrow doesn’t know whether he can make it or not Jeroon did not arrive so we have to make do on the joining please bring a dozen knives and forks for the table a lb. glue let her have the (toers?) for a garment she/they have to pay it from the rent on the house have Alida Veets come home with you again please buy eleven yard of that morning crepe otherwise I can’t put any lining in my nightfrock I am short of it make sure it is as similar as possible this is very good the people here say that it is for general Nickelson that he will be governor I can not believe that I long to hear from our Margrietje how she is doing and whether your letters had left already for Duckkelis and whether you write to your son’s wife what you put in there if there are securitiesx/x and she...the state it stands to reason that they would pay the debt there but I leave that to your wise counsel with this be commended to the Lord thrice I have had a basket with asparagus/green beans ready but spoiled each voyage buy 2 copper candelabras
I will send 6 small barrels of may butter
2....(snuiters?)

Greetings to Robbert and his family
your loving wife
Alida Livinghston

in the manor of Livinghston
June 10 1720
For several days I have been having bad pain in my chest and tooth pain and not yet xxxxx over
Naetje needs a pair a daily shoes English....a dozen Dutch sickles I’ll try to get from Flip
a piece red flowered ribbon