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to Philip Livingston re: order for 3 packs of good beaver

Cuyler desires Philip to ask Stephanis Groesbeen if he is able to send down the 3 packs of good beaver he requested. If Groesbeen is not able to, Cuyler asks Philip to procure them himself and send them quickly. Philip writes in a note at the...

GLC03107.02410

to Philip Livingston re: Joh Vischer's money

Cuyler apologizes for some confusion regarding the payment of Jon Vischer's money, and also includes payment for the 2 packs of beaver that Philip sent him. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02411

Receipt of payment from Philip Livingston

Vischer acknowledges receipt of payment from Philip for the beaver he purchased for Henry Cuyler.

GLC03107.02412

to Philip Livingston re: shipment of rum

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02414

to Philip Livingston re: request for help procuring cattle

Robert writes that he desires 20 cattle for the Spring, and asks Philip if he will speak to a man from New England that has particularly good livestock. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02415

to Philip Livingston re: receipt of goods from Cornelius Schermerhorn

Robert writes that he received his goods after much delay. He also asks that Philip send him wine, sugar, and leather. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.02418

to Philip Livingston re: trade

Robert asks Philip to recieve of Adrian Quackeboss the year's rent, and also requests that he bring some loose wampum for his mother. He notes that he was delayed in dispatching his sloop this year, and consequently has not received any money from...

GLC03107.02419

to Philip Livingston re: the Mayor's indisposition

Robert writes that the Mayor is severely ill, and discusses some trading business. He also notes that he has had an indifferent reception by the city of Albany and the church.

GLC03107.02425

to Philip Livingston re: trading accounts

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02430

to Philip Livingston re: trading news

Gilbert discusses the departure of different trading vessels and his business with Philip. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02432

to Philip Livingston re: lack of correspondence

John writes that he has only received about one letter from Philip in the past two years, and asks if something is amiss that he should be aware of. He sends warm wishes for the new year, and mentions some beaver trading transactions. Docketed on...

GLC03107.02433

to Philip Livingston re: trading business

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02434

to Philip Livingston re: differences with Margaret Vetch

Robert discusses a conflict of interests that arose while doing business with their sister Margaret.

GLC03107.02435

to Philip Livingston re: business dealings

Jay asks Philip not to feel obligated to sell his goods at any time, and notes that he is always happy to conduct business with him. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02437

to Philip Livingston re: trading news

Gilbert writes that he has shipped Philip's flour, and hopes that there are no losses on it. He also notes the price of rum and flour from Barbados. On p.2 Gilbert made a copy of his letter to Cornelius Van Horne concerning the shipment of Philip's...

GLC03107.02438

to Philip Livingston re: order for a wig

Robert gives some news of the family, and asks that Philip have a wig sent to him immediately. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02444

to Philip Livingston re: request to sell goods

Gilbert asks Philip to sell some goods he recently received from Barbados, and also sends the account for 2 tons of flour shipped to Barbados. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02445

to Philip Livingston re: trading business

Robert discusses the sale of Philip's flour, and notes that a John Collinson is "very poor and miserable," but offers to arrest him if Philip wishes. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02446

to Philip Livingston re: shipping and trading

GLC03107.02449

to Philip Livingston re: sale of produce

Gilbert gives an account of some corn he sold, and remarks that he can give no encouragement regarding the sale of their produce in the Spring. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02452

to Philip Livingston re: trading business

Cruger updates Philip on trade and the current rates on various provisions. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02455

to Dirk van Veghten Junr. re: poor trade with Jamaica

Philip remarks that trade from Jamaica is poor at the moment, and makes some requests for provisions to be sent to him. Notes that he has sent an ill enslaved man to van Veghten. Remarks that he has been ill for some time but believes he is...

GLC03107.02468

Account of goods shipped to Jamaica from New York

The document lists the amount of goods shipped by different individuals, among them Philip Livingston, and to whom the goods were consigned in Jamaica.

GLC03107.02473

Trade with the French and Far Indians

The Commissioners dispute a petition put forth by the Merchants of London in which it is stated that an Act prohibiting trade with the French is ineffectual.

GLC03107.02158

to [?] re: trade with Indians

Burnet discusses an Act forbidding the 5 Nations to trade with the French, and how the Indians must take an oath in acknowledgement of this Act. He also desires to find some new interpreters, as he is suspicious of Laurence Claese; and he hopes to...

GLC03107.02159

to Governor Burnet re: stroud trade with the 5 Nations [draft]

The letter discusses a new act regulating the trade of the 5 Nations, and is expecially concerned with compelling the Indians to purchase strouds from the English.

GLC03107.02160

Rough drafts of proceedings of Commissioners of Indian Affairs

Contains a number of records of the proceedings at meetings of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, as well as drafts of letters to Governor Burnet. P.1 is a fragment of a larger document that welcomes the Indians to trade with the English, and warns...

GLC03107.02162

Meeting of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs

The document states that the Senecas have gone to the Flatheads to make peace, and also discusses bringing more of the Far Nations to trade at Albany. P.2 is a meeting of the Commissioners, 7 August 1727. The Commissioners discuss the English...

GLC03107.02163

to Alida Livingston re: order of rum for Robert Frathy

Weemes asks Alida to give 10 gallons of rum to Robert Frathy and charge it to his account.

GLC03107.02175

to Alida Livingston re: order of rum for Robert Frathy

Weemes asks Alida to spare 5 more gallons of rum if she can, and to charge it once again to his account.

GLC03107.02176

to Alida Livingston re: return from voyage

John writes that he and his family are arrived safely from a voyage, and have a large cargo of clret, brandy, and white wine. He hopes that the admiralty will judge in their favor, and notes that he will depart on another voyage in about a week....

GLC03107.02177

"Propositions made by the Sachims of the Canada Praying Indians . . .

. . . belonging to their Castle called Kachanua[g]e to the Com[mission] for the Indian Affares." The praying Indians state that they have come to Albany to trade, and ask to be treated with kindness; the Commissioners answer that they will oblige...

GLC03107.02057

Account of Robert Livingston

Livingston purchased 3 bottles of wine for the Mohawks Sachems on 6 July 1700. Van der Heyden signed for receipt of payment on 12 December 1700.

GLC03107.02058

"Propositions made by three Mohogs and some Riber Indians and Waganhaer . . .

. . . come from Tiogsagrondie" The Indians tell Corlaer that they have come to Albany to trade, and that they expect to be well received and welcomed into a partnership. In their answer, the Indians are thanked for coming to trade, but are told...

GLC03107.02078

Answer to the Indians

The document warns the Indians not to trade with the French, who lie and cheat in order to weaken the Indians and make them more vulnerable in the time of war.

GLC03107.02112

to Robert Livingston re: sale of Alida Schuyler's house

Philip describes his unsuccessful attempts to sell Alida Schuyler's house, which is old and poorly kept. He also wishes his father the best of luck in obtaining his warrants and salary, but acknowledges that it will continue to be a most difficult...

GLC03107.02114

Answer to the propositions of Governor Hunter

The 5 Nations express their solidarity with the English, and their determination to maintain peace with them. They agree to try to make peace with the "flatheads" of Carolina, and to stop their young men from killing and stealing English cattle and...

GLC03107.02115

Propositions to Governor Hunter with an answer

The Sachems resolve to end their war with the flatheads of Carolina, condole the death of Queen Anne, and request that the English sell goods at a more reasonable price. In his reply, Governor Hunter states that he will need time to think about the...

GLC03107.02118

Alteration of the former propositions

The Sachems request that the part of their former proposition stating their resolve never to join the English in a war be blotted out and forgotten. They explain that the rising cost of goods caused them to initially make this statement, and they...

GLC03107.02119

Propositions to Governor Hunter with an answer

The Sachems explain that they have received word from the Far Nations that they desire to make peace with Governor Hunter and the 5 Nations, and also that they wish to travel and trade with freedom. Governor Hunter replies that the accepts the...

GLC03107.02120

Answer to the propositions of the 5 Nations

Governor Hunter begins by recalling the war against the French of Canada, and states the importance of upholding the "hatchet" of mutual defense between the English and the 5 Nations. In response to the Indians' complaints of the high price of goods...

GLC03107.02121

Reply to the propositions of Governor Hunter

The 5 Nations correct Governor Hunter's account of the attacks commited by the Flatheads of Carolina, and explain that the English provoked them when they failed to lower the price of goods in return for the Flatheads' service in a war with another...

GLC03107.02122

Private conference between Governor Hunter and Sachems of the 5 Nations

In response to an inquiry, the 5 Nations note that the French have not built a fort in the Seneca's country, but have rather erected a trading post at that site. The Indians state that they are uneasy due to news that the French and English plan to...

GLC03107.02126

Proposition to Governor Hunter

The 5 Nations request that the Governor acquaint the King of their ardent desire for better trading prices. They also explain that better prices will attract the Indians that trade with the French, who will travel to Albany to conduct business. In...

GLC03107.02130

Meeting of Peter Schuyler and Commissioners of Indian Affairs.

The document proposes to lift the suspension of Hendrik the Mohawk, and to receive him as a Sachem once again. It then notes that Hendrik has requested that rum no longer be sold so freely in the Mohawk's country, as it keeps them from living...

GLC03107.02141

Answer to the propositions of Peter Schuyler

The speaker agrees to renew the covenant on behalf of all 5 Nations, and promises to stop traveling through the southern colonies and upsetting the Christians and Indians that live there. They also state that they will not allow the French Indians...

GLC03107.02142

to Robert Livingston re: unfair practices in trade with the Indians

Holland complains of unfair trading practices with the Indians, and asks that an act be passed requiring all suspected traders to exonerate themselves on oath. He notes that this is the only way to maintain fair and regulated trade.

GLC03107.02144

Propositions to the 5 Nations

William Burnet, the Governor of Pennsylvania, invites the 5 Nations to renew the covenant chain between them. He recalls an unhappy incident in which 2 men from Pennsylvania killed an Indian of the 5 Nations in the midst of an argument over the sale...

GLC03107.02146

Propositions to the 5 Nations [in Dutch]

GLC03107.02147

"Instructions for Mayor Abraham Schuyler"

Abraham Schuyler is ordered to settle in the Seneca's country for 12 months in an effort to trade with the Far Nations, and invite them to Albany to trade with the English settlers. Schuyler is directed to tell the Far Nations that the English offer...

GLC03107.02150