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to John Wigram re: payment due John Sutten for 1/2 month's work

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04315

to John Wigram re: payment to John Elliot for work

Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04319

to John Wigram re: payment to Marhys Huffman for carting ore

Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04323

to John Wigram re: payment to Thomas Carner for carpentry work

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04329

to John Wigram re: payment to Caleb Woodward for carting and digging ore

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04333

to John Wigram re: payment to Elisha Smith for carting ore

Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.04334

to Peter Bain, Jr. re: credit to John Moon for work at the mill

GLC03107.04342

to John Wigram re: payment due John Adams for carting ore

Docketed on recto.

GLC03107.04347

to Jn. A. Fonda re: receipt of masonry work

Van Beuren reports the names of individuals who have done their masonry work, as well as the number of hours they performed this work. Docketed on address leaf. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04202

to Jn. A. Fonda re: order for payment for digging iron

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04203

to John Wigram re: payment due for carting ore

Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04209

to John Wigram re: payment due for driving a team of horses

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04210

to [John] Van Beuren re: payment for work in the forge

GLC03107.04222

to John Wigram re: payment for digging ore

Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04223

to John Wigram re: payment for making wooden forges

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04224

to John Wigram re: payment to Bolden Reed for digging ore

Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04261

to John Wigram re: payment for sawing and other work

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04266

to John DeWitt re: order for tenants to fix roads

Philip Livingston instructs DeWitt to order the Manor's tenants to fix the roads as they were ordered to. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04429

to John DeWitt re: dishonest miller

Philip Livingston asks DeWitt to deal with a miller that has been most dishonest and stolen money from Philip's grain business. Docket and address leaf on verso.

GLC03107.04437

to John DeWitt re: preparing the mills

Philip Livingston asks John DeWitt to get the mills in good order so that they may begin grinding grain. He also mentions plans to appoint some men to oversee fences and boundaries on the Manor. Followed by an additional letter on p.2, dated 18...

GLC03107.04439

Account of Arnold M. Donald

Gilbert Livingston confirms labor performed by Arnold M. Donald.

GLC03107.04462

to Mr. Livingston re: order for appearance at the office of the Street Commissioner

The letter orders Mr. Livingston to appear at the office of the Street Commissioner's, where he will receive instructions for labor upon the streets of the city.

GLC03107.04472

[Reconstruction era freedmen labor contract]

Spells out terms of work by former plantation slaves, including rules, regulations, wages, and punishments. Signed by ten freed slaves and by J.W. Eggleston as Justice of the Peace. Dated between 26 December 1866 and 28 February 1867.

GLC05531

Address of the President of the United States

Regarding rights of railroad workers (8 hour days, overtime pay, etc.). Signed on page 8.

GLC06963

The hiring of four slaves

"Having occasion to hire for the ensuing year four very able intelligent negro-men, I hereby authorize Mr. Peter Derieux to act for me therein, and oblige myself to pay whatever hire he may stipulate for me..."

GLC07936