1684/10/26

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Land Transaction with Major Dirkursses

Livingston conveys unto Maj. Dirkursses a tract of land contained within Roeloff Johnsons Kill occuppied by Jacob Vosburgh's farm. "Agents Letters" printed on verso.

GLC03107.00121

1684/10/29

Bueno, Joseph, fl. 1684

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Livingston's account with Bueno for provisions including molasses, pewter, and tobacco, totalling £57.

GLC03107.00122

1684/11/04

Santon, Lucas, fl. 1684-1686

Autograph document signed

Title: Collections and salary of Robert Livingston

Santon, governmental Paymaster for the province of New York, is forwarding Livingston his salary of £432 for his posts of Secretary of the town of Albany and Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners.

GLC03107.00123

1684/12/01

Wendel, Johannes, fl. 1684-1685

Autograph document signed

Title: Financial document [in Dutch]

Regards a financial matter between Wendell and Livingston.

GLC03107.00124

1684/12/09

Janser Bleker, Jan, fl. 1684

Autograph document signed

Title: Financial document [in Dutch]

Concerns a financial matter between Livingston and Bleker.

GLC03107.00125

1684/12/04

Skaiffe, Christopher, fl. 1681-1684

Autograph document signed

Title: Request for Livingston to lend money

Skaiffe requested that Livingston loan 100 guilder to Elis. Barnes. A note appears at the bottom of page stating that the document was received by Livingston on the 9 December 1684.

GLC03107.00126

1684/09/16

Philip, fl. 1684

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account sheet [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00127

1685/05/21

Schuyler, Brandt, 1659-1752

Manuscript document signed

Title: Legal document [in Dutch]

The document seems to concern the affairs of David F. Schuyler. Also contains the signatures and seals of Pieter Schuyler and Robert Livingston on p. 2. P.3 contains a note signed by David F. Schuyler.

GLC03107.00128

1685/08/27

Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715

Manuscript document signed

Title: Land patent for Robert Livingston

An expansion of Livingston's original tract of land at the Roeloffe Johnsons Kill to add an additional 600 acres of land (these being adjacent to the furthest expanse of the Province of New York on the border with Connecticut, and therefore not adjacent to his previous grant of land), for an annual rent of eight shillings. Written at Fort James (formerly Fort Amsterdam)

GLC03107.00129

1685/05/05

Manuscript document signed

Title: Legal document [in Dutch]

Jacob Janse Gardinier is named in the text.

GLC03107.00130

1685/06/04

Van Westenhook, Lant, fl. 1685

Manuscript document

Title: Account sheet [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00131

1685/05-1689/06

Coyman, Andrin, fl. 1685-1689

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Coyman, who previously sold Livingston grain and meat, requests the balance of £340 and 5 shillings due to him to be paid. Date on docket reads June 1713.

GLC03107.00132

1684/12/23

Van Loon, Jan, fl. 1684

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00133

1686/06/26

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Account sheet tabulates the cost of carrying a case of beaver from New York to London, accruing to £141.

GLC03107.00134

1685/08/27

Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715

Manuscript document signed

Title: Land patent for Robert Livingston

An expansion of Livingston's original tract of land at the Roeloffe Johnsons Kill to add an additional 600 acres of land (these being adjacent to the furthest expanse of the Province of New York on the border with Connecticut, but not adjacent to his previous grant of land) for an annual rent of eight shillings. Copy of GLC 3107.01.00129. Certified as a true copy by Robert [Harpun] on p.4. Docketed on verso. Written at Fort James (formerly Fort Amsterdam)

GLC03107.00135

1686/07/22

Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715

Manuscript document

Title: Land patent for Robert Livingston

A reiteration of the two previous grants of lands given to Livingston, with the words "all which several tracts or parcels of Land lying together." As the two parcels of land as granted were not adjacent, the connection of these masses of land created a property almost 200,000 acres in size. The granting of these lands together created a "Lordship and Manor," and the entire annual rent remained at twenty-eight shillings. Written at Fort James (formerly Fort Amsterdam)

GLC03107.00136

1688/11/20

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Complete tabulation of Livingston's account with Harwood with an itemized balance of £1034.

GLC03107.00137

1686/07/21

Coker, Thomas, fl. 1678

Manuscript document signed

Title: Receipt re: payment of £300 for the charter of the town of Albany

Shows that Philip Schuyler and Robert Livingston, "Commissioners for the City of Albany," have paid £300, in the form of both money and Beaver pelts, to Thomas Dongan "on account of the Charter granted to the City of Albany." Also contains the signature of Brandt Schuyler.

GLC03107.00138

1686/01/01

Blackall, John, fl. 1686

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: offer to sell Livingston's goods

Blackall thanks Livingston for inducing his mother to consign a case of beaver pelts to him, and hopes that he may succeed in selling them in London. Requests that Livingston send him further consignments.

GLC03107.00139

1695/08

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Harwood's bill for goods and services rendered to Livingston, beginning in March 1687 and ending in June 1694. Total amounts to £1835.

GLC03107.00140

1686/03/25

Santon, Lucas, fl. 1684-1686

Manuscript document signed

Title: Request for payment from Livingston

Request for funds collected by Livingston as Collector of the Excise in Albany. Also signed by John Smith as a witness.

GLC03107.00141

1686/07/22

Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715

Manuscript document

Title: Land patent for Robert Livingston

A reiteration of the Land Grant of 1686, with a review of the rights and privileges forthcoming to Livingston and his heirs as Lords of Livingston Manor. This grant also states that Livingston's annual rent is to be decreased to twenty-five shillings and is to be paid on the 25 March.

GLC03107.00142

1686/07/21

Bownes, Andrew, fl. 1686

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Mssrs. Peter Schuyler and Robert Livingston

Record of a sum due to Andrew Bowne by Schuyler and Livingston.

GLC03107.00143

1693

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Account of provisions and beer delivered to the forces at Albany

An account book, itemizing the recipients of all the provisions delivered to the garrison at Albany by Livingston (who held the office of victualer to the garrison at the time) and to the Indians of the region, also by Livingston (who also held a post on the Board of Indian Commissioners). The provisions included such items as pork, bread, peas, beef and beer. Included, between pages 7 and 8, is a signed bond by Jon Van Loon for 219 guilder, dated 21 February 1719 [in Dutch]. In addition, 9 pages at the end of the account book are an itemized list of all the individuals who received their…

GLC03107.00144

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Mud Geyser, On the Yellowstone River

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 265.

GLC03095.78