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Peter Kean wrote from Princeton, New Jersey to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Peter’s journey was very agreeable by the amusing and instructing conversation of Mr. and Mrs. Kollock. If Uncle R’s family went to England, Peter feared he would never see them again. If Susan saw them, Peter asked that she tell them he would never forget their kindness to him and would always remain their grateful and affectionate nephew and cousin. Susan did not mention Mrs. Williams in her letter and Peter asked if she was well. Was met with a kind reception from Miss Smiths and they desired to be remembered by Susan. Asked Susan to assure Papa [Julian Niemcewicz] of his most sincere love and esteem and hoped that Julian would pay him a visit in Princeton. Peter listed items that he asked Susan to send to him including:

  • Palie’s [William Paley] Evidence of Christianity
  • A small European Atlas
  • Morse’s [Jedidiah Morse] Universal Geography
  • A piece of castile soap
  • 8 shirts
  • 7 cravats
  • 2 pairs silk, 2 pairs white cotton, and 3 pairs of colored stockings
  • 2 pairs of socks
  • 2 black, 2 colored, and 3 white waistcoats
  • 5 dickeys
  • 3 pairs of nankeens
  • 2 pairs of thick pan[ts]
  • 1 pair of breeches
  • 4 towels
  • 2 sets of sheets
  • 2 pillowcases
  • 4 nightcaps
  • Plaine white silk stockings
  • Several bunches of quills, Susan could purchase them cheaper at Chapman’s than in Princeton.

People mentioned: James Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Kollock, the Ricketts family, Mrs. Williams, Colonel Williams and Christian, Julian Niemcewicz, Miss Kylton, and Mrs. Mayo.

Places mentioned: Princeton University

Author/Creator

Peter Philip James Kean (1788-1828)

Recipient

Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, formerly Susan Livingston and Susan Kean (1759-1833)

Creation Date

1804-05-10

Creation Date

5-10-1804

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Princeton, New Jersey

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 2

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Peter Kean to Susan Niemcewicz, May 10, 1804

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