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to Robert Livingston re: his return home

John writes of his plans to return to New York the next day, and requests that Mr. Saffer bring 5 dozen buttons for a vest and his "Portmantey trunck."

GLC03107.00627

"My Reply to Mr. Weaver's Answer" re: Livingston's salary

Livingston's petition contesting Royal Collector Thomas Weaver's decision to revoke all "warrants" granted to Livingston. These warrants, which are payments for Livingston's expenditures in victualling the troops at Albany and other such layings-out...

GLC03107.00628

Petition to John Nanfan re: explanation of an incomplete account summary

Livingston petitioned with an explanation as to the incompleteness of an accounting of all payments received from the Provincial Government for the previous seventeen years. This report remained incomplete, according to Livingston, due to...

GLC03107.00629

to Robert Livingston re: business ventures

John writes with news of his arrival to New London, where he finds himself busy trying to transport "dearre and appells" from Hartford for the Sloop he and his brother-in-law Vetch had purchased. The ship, which had been "Creaned and Tealeered," is...

GLC03107.00630

to Robert Livingston re: recommendations for his next actions

Weemes informs Livingston that he has done him the favor of visiting Livingston's wife in order to discuss some previously specified matters. He then requests that Livingston assist him in petitioning for a few months off of work. Docketed.

GLC03107.00631

to Robert Livingston re: support and friendship

Winthrop begins with a diatribe against the "Blockhead that past through the Towne with the maile" and subsequently did not pick up a letter which Winthrop had intended for Livingston. He then writes more seriously of his support for Livingston in...

GLC03107.00632

to Wenter Vroman re: [in Dutch]

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00633

to Alida Livingston re: apology for inability to forward a letter

Sydenham explains the attempt he made at sending a letter, at midnight by the hand of a "french boy," to his cousin Livingston, and apologizes for its non-arrival.

GLC03107.00634

to Robert Livingston re: return of John Livingston and Samuel Vetch

Winthrop happily writes of the "preservation & safe returne" of John Livingston and Samuel Vetch, and claims to have had "many doubts." He states that he has heard "but a little" of their plans for the next voyage, and writes of an "Act layde before...

GLC03107.00635

to Robert Livingston re: request for his wife to be looked after during his trip

Vetch sends his regards to his father-in law, explaining that his venture should only last 2 months, and entreats Livingston to look after Margaret who is "too much given to MeLanckoly." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00636

to Robert Livingston re: Livingston's problems with the Government

John writes home to discuss the problems that father wrote of to son, namely the difficulties in being reimbursed for the moneys outlayed for the Provincial Government. He says "I hope since god has been so merceyfull as for to Releve us of one Govr...

GLC03107.00637

to Robert Livingston re: Livingston's financial difficulties

Discusses business dealings with his father-in-law, and a Mr. Boland.

GLC03107.00638

to Robert Livingston re: request to borrow money

John writes to his father "I must trubell you . . . [for] money Because I ame in want of it at present," and discusses his plan to visit North Hampton, but must delay until he receives money from New York, and sends news of his brother Gilbert at...

GLC03107.00639

to Robert Livingston re: affections sent from son to father

Gilbert, who had been sent to be schooled by Mr. Stoddard, sends his affections home to his parents and asks if his brother Robert had yet returned from Scotland. As for his schooling, Gilbert writes "I hope I shall be mindfull of the counsel you...

GLC03107.00640

Fragment of account sheet re: expenditures outlayed for province of New York

Part of an itemized list detailing each of the outlays of Livingston made for the Province of New York, totalling £5335 19 shillings 2 1/4 pence. The outlays included "Incidents" and Provisions for the Indians of the Five Nations , and "for Makeing...

GLC03107.00641

to Robert Livingston re: news of Livingston's petition

Riggs writes "Nothing has offered since you Left us, the Judge being Returned, he sayes he has given his opinion for the other side." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00642

to Robert Livingston re: asking for business advice

John writes of his "bisenes faling out so unhapeley" that he is presently leaving New York for New London with £350 "worth in goods fitt for that Countrey." He also writes that Lord Cornbury, the newly appointed Governor for New York, had set sail...

GLC03107.00643

Account of Robert Livingston

Account of expenditures for a voyage on the Sloop Mary. Hollebord acknowledges payment on p.2. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00644

to Robert Livingston re: news of John's business venture

John writes home to send his wishes of health to all, especially his mother who had just recovered from a fever, and then begins to list his creditors, including Duncan Campbell and Messrs. Long and Van Sweten. He requests that his father send him a...

GLC03107.00645

to Robert Livingston re: convicts in New York

Jamison writes of convicts in the city, claiming that "they are strangely shaken since they betook themselves to those open ships about the magistrary & though whilst there hurt remains the party submit to it yet." Jamison writes that "we desire...

GLC03107.00646

to Robert Livingston re: news from New York

Jamison apoligizes for writing "an empty letter," yet proceeds to write for almost two pages describing how he considers the actions taken against Livingston as proof of a corrupt system, "the corruptest governments in the world see cause to varnish...

GLC03107.00647

to Robert Livingston re: recent news from England

Weemes writes that with the arrival of "our members of Parliament," mail from London arrived as well and that he would proceed to forward Livingston's mail. He also discusses Lt. Governor Nanfan's failure to provide for the garrison at Albany....

GLC03107.00648

to Robert Livingston re: questions about the election of Assemblymen

Jamison writes with the results of the election for the Assembly, which were disputed by Lt. Governor Nanfan, and of a dispute between the two Houses of Parliament, as well as his own efforts at discovering the possibility of Livingston regaining his...

GLC03107.00649

Petition re: constant and sincere affection to King William III

Request that Nicolas Bayard, Philip French, David Jamison and Robert Lyrting sign the petition (already signed by Philip and David Schuyler, Wessel Den Brook, Albert Ryckman, Gerrit Francisse, Johannes Glenn, Naming Harmense and Robert Livingston)...

GLC03107.00650

to Robert Livingston re: Lord Cornbury's impending arrival in New York

Riggs begins with a claim that he "hartylie wish[es] our garrisons weare in as good order as you saye our nebors are," and then discusses the upcoming arrival of newly-appointed Governor Edward Hyde Lord Cornbury. He also sends word of life at the...

GLC03107.00651