1694/10/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Document assigning Power of Attorney to Alida Schuyler Livingston

Legal document assigning all Powers of Attorney to Alida Livingston in Robert Livingston's stead while he travels to England. At the bottom of page 3 is a second instance of this granting of the Power of Attorney to Alida Livingston on 30 April 1703, on the advent of another voyage to England by Livingston. These Powers of Attorney grant Alida Livingston all the powers held by Robert, including those to "lease and Lett any of [Livingston's] lands" and "to ask demand Levy Sue for Recover and receive off and from all manner of Persons all Such Debts dues & demands as is owing belonging or…

GLC03107.00238

1696/02/07

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Indenture between Livingston, William Kidd and Richard Blackham re: privateering

Indenture for one-fifteenth of the share of "goods m[er]chandizes or . . . other thiungs of value" amassed by Captain Kidd and his crew of the Adventure Galley, in their privateering efforts in the Red Sea. Detailed to seek the pirates who preyed upon ships from "new England R[h]ode Island, New Yorke & Elsewhere", Kidd and his crew were promised pay only upon the capture of a pirate ship. Blackham is offered a full refund in the event that Kidd fails in his charge.

GLC03107.00239

1694/12/09-1695/05/09

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph manuscript

Title: Journal of Livingston's voyage to England [in Dutch]

Docket reads: "Journall of our Voyage to England in the Charity who Lost her Rudder and was gone ashore in Portugall." English language translation by A.J.F. van Laer available at Pierpont Morgan Library.

GLC03107.00240

1695/05/09-1695/10/03

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph manuscript

Title: Journal of Livingston's arrival in Portugal [in Dutch]

English language translation by A.J.F. van Laer available at Pierpont Morgan Library. Docketed on recto.

GLC03107.00241

1694/12/15

Lodwick, Charles, fl. 1694-1706

Manuscript document

Title: List of fees incurred in case of Robert Livingston v. Abraham Sandford

An itemized list of all the fees for such actions as "Drawing the Plea" "Fyling the Plea" "Coppy of Plea" "Swearing of Evidence" "Calling 3 Evidences" and also for individuals such as "Bellringer." The name of Charles Lodwik, Mayor, appears below the list of fees. P.2 contains a written note by an unidentified author confirming the receipt of a payment from Robert Livingston. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00242

1695

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Record of Livingston's account with Harwood and Richard Merriwether. Calculates a sum due to Livingston for the sale of his beaver furs. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00243

1694/03/25-1695/10/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Account of the Excise at Albany

Record of accounts in Albany. Also records the amount of rum expended in certain households, and outstanding debts and credits.

GLC03107.00244

1694/04/09

Campbell, Duncan, fl. 1694-1701

Autograph document signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: rigging desired by Livingston

Campbell, having spoken to Livingston previously about the latter's interest in rigging, requests information on the sort and quantity of rigging desired. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00245

1694/08/29

Schuyler, Pieter, 1657-1724

Autograph document signed

Title: Record of money paid by Livingston to New Jersey for housing Schuyler's troops

Livingston paid the sum of £19 to Governor Andrew Hamilton of "the Jerseys" in payment for the housing of Schuyler's troops.

GLC03107.00246

1694/05/26

Mayle, Jacob, fl. 1694

Autograph document signed

Title: Record of payment to Livingston

Mayle agrees to pay Livingston a sum of money for an unspecified service.

GLC03107.00247

1694/05/23

Brooke, Charles, fl. 1694

Autograph document signed

Title: Orders to pay Robert Livingston arrears from taxes of New York

Brooke promises to pay unto Robert Livingston whatever amount of tax arrears are due.

GLC03107.00248

1694/05/05

Brooke, Charles, fl. 1694

Autograph document signed

Title: Authorization for Robert Livingston to search Westchester tax records

Authorization by Charles Brooke, Attorney General of New York, for Robert Livingston to go to the County of Westchester in order to examine the accounts of taxes that are in arrears. Livingston is then ordered to begin the collection of these accounts.

GLC03107.00249

1694/03/30

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "Memorandum about Harwoods Businesses"

Livingston discusses the rationales for why he does business with Messrs. Harwood and Meriwether, including why he has such confidence in their propriety. Apparantly the Harwood/Meriwether consortium was being sued and Livingston wrote these lines in a form of depositional testimony. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00250

1694/03/30

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: business in London, updating news

Harwood, who apologizes for failing to write due to a long illness, writes to Livingston to continue their correspondence and catch Livingston up on the affairs of London. Harwood discusses the possibility of Livingston's son John being schooled in London. He is apologetic to hear that the Iroquois have made peace with the French, and concludes with the topic of trade, claiming that "small furs [receive] the best price" and discussing the difficulties of finding creditors to honor credit. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00251

1694/09/13

Schuyler, Pieter, 1657-1724

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt for £19

Robert Livingston paid the sum of £19 to Governor Andrew Hamilton of "the Jerseys" in payment for the housing of Schuyler's troops.

GLC03107.00252

1694/08/29

Mathews, Peter, fl. 1694

Manuscript document signed

Title: Receipt for £60

Peter Mathews, acting as an agent for the colony of New Jersey, receives £60 from Robert Livingston to go "towards the Paying of the New Jersey Soldiers."

GLC03107.00253

1694/10/21

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "Memorandum of what I am to do before I go off [to England]"

Livingston, prior to his voyage to England, has deliniated all the actions he would like to see completed before his journey. These actions include "write to Col. Hamilton for the bills of £30- & for letter of Recommendation," "to ship the fish & such things as my wife writ," "to write to [Col. Richard] Ingoldsby about the Bills of Exchange," and "to buy a blanket Paper & Tobacco." Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00254

December 7, 1696

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Account sheet [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00255

1694/10/31

Cuyler, Anna, fl. 1694-1701

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00256

1694/10/03

Symense, Gerrit, fl. 1694

Manuscript document signed

Title: Legal document [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00257

1694/10/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account sheet re: construction of ships [in Dutch]

Itemized list of supplies and expenditures for the construction of three vessels by Livingston and Peter Schuyler. Also bears the signature of Peter Schuyler on p.4.

GLC03107.00258

1694/11/01

Mathews, Peter, fl. 1694

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt for £39

Livingston paid Matthews £39 at the request of Colonial Governor Hamilton "for subsisting of the men [soldiers] Detatch from the Jerseys sent for there Majesty's Service to the frontiers of albany."

GLC03107.00259

1694/10/01

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph note

Title: Note re: debts still owed on Col. Hamilton's name

Accounts for the balance of Col. Hamilton's bill.

GLC03107.00260

1694/11/02

Jacobs, Cornelius, fl. 1694

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account sheet re: costs for voyage of Briganteen Orange

Detailing the construction costs and cost of shipping goods on the voyage of the Briganteen Orange. Includes such items as labor, nails, rum, sugar, etc.

GLC03107.00261

1694/11/19

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Memorandum of items to be done before voyage

Itemized acount of things to be completed before his voyage to England. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00262