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1749/10/26

Van Duesen, Henry, fl. 1749

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Peter DeWitt re: trade

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04453

1749/12/20

Williams, John, fl. 1749-1759

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Peter DeWitt re: conveyance of rents

Williams writes to explain the rents he is sending to DeWitt.

GLC03107.04454

1750/02/25

Stevenson, James, fl. 1750-1755

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Peter DeWitt re: receipt of payments

Stevenson acknowledges receipt of some payments, and also orders a shipment of butter.

GLC03107.04455

1734/07

Livingston, Hendrick, fl. 1734

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dirck Van Veghten re: trade

GLC03107.04456

1747/07/02

Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778

Letter

Title: to Gilbert Livingston [(1718-1789)] re: instructions for a journey on a vessel

Gilbert Livingston is given instruction for how he is to conduct a trading voyage on the Sloop Batchelor.

GLC03107.04463

1810/11

Patterson, Walter, fl. 1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mssrs. Andrew & John Sufern re: shipment of pig iron

Patterson states that Mssrs. Andrew and John Suffern will receive a shipment of pig iron from Henry Livingston, for which they should make prompt payment. Patterson wrote the letter on Henry Livingston's behalf.

GLC03107.04507

1955/04/06

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter

Title: To: Honorable Joseph M. Dodge.

Thank you letter for Dodge's friendly note and Hilldring is sorry that Dodge cannot be present at the dinner. This is because Dodge has to attend another meeting, "the annual meeting of the Association of Reserve City Bankers."

GLC06196.059

1780/07/02

Hall & Sellers

Printed document signed

Title: [Four dollar bond issued by Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War]

Printed by Hall & Sellers and signed by Metcalf Bowler. Due to mature on 31 December 1786; set at a five percent interest rate. Marked number 667.

GLC02503.03.02

February 8, 1793

Tudor, William, 1750-1819

Manuscript letter

Title: to Henry Jackson

Marked "Copy." This is a William Tudor letter copied in Jackson's hand and sent to Knox. Tudor declares, "The more I reflect on the circumstances which led to the Claim I have upon you the less disposition do I find for relinquishing a Shilling of it." Will stand by the deal they made 2 days ago as long as the money is paid by 10 March. Plans to negotiate the note at one of the banks. Is being explicit "because I wish you not to be surprised - And after waiting twelve months for you to make the most of a bargain which you defected me in, you cannot justly complain." Tells him the first…

GLC02437.05808

1789/11/30

Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: unable to purchase continental securities

Walter writes that he was unable to purchase the continental securities that Robert, Jr. requested.

GLC03107.03671

1790/12/13

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Document signed

Title: to Nathanael Appleton, Commissioner of Loans. US Treasury bond of $166.61

Partly printed Treasury bond, with cancellation marks, affecting the seal and Hamilton's signature. Written at the Treasury Department

GLC06971

1808/01/15

Griffith, Robert E., fl. 1808-1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William D. Patterson re: business arrangements

The letter is preceded by a copy of another letter by Robert E. Griffith, dated 15 January 1808. The letter discusses current tensions with England, and expresses hope that recent negotiations have proved successful. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04548

1808/10/25

P&B Buttron & Co.

Letter

Title: to W[illiam] D. Patterson re: cancellation of an insurance policy

P&B Buttron & Co. write that they cancelled an insurance policy for and unfilled shipment of wheat from Nantes to London, and offer their services for the future. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04549