The writing on the note reads:
"To Abbie Prentice Williams."
"The above sketch, from a photograph by Edward Wenzel and
published in Washington Height by Reginald P. Bollen
should have particular interest for you because of its history.
Not only because it was (when?) destroyed a few years ago
much older than the Byleman House but for the reason it was
built by Claude Le Maistre, a French Huguenot who came from
Richebourg in Flanders, and was of Noble descent in 1652 and was
one of the original patentees of Harlem - later his name was
corrupted into "Glaudie Delamater" who was the father of Susannah Delameter who married Arent Harmense Bussing, who was your great, great, great, great grandfather who emigrated to America in 1639 from Bentheim (?)
--and died in 1718--."
"19 E.G.S. 36."
Claude le Maistre's House drawn above stood at 147th Street & 8th Avenue. About 1934 it was photographed by Edward Wenzel and published in the "Washington Heights" paper, shortly before being torn down. Found from: http://connectingwithourpast.com/Claude.html
Note: The House was on Glaudie's, or Claude's Point.

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