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1750/04/11

Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipping and trading

Peter discusses arrangments for shipping and trading on the Dover and Oswego.

GLC03107.02781

1750/05/05

Waddell, John, fl. 1744-1756

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipping and trading

GLC03107.02782

1750/09/03

Moore, Thomas, fl. 1749-1755

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: business and financial concerns

GLC03107.02784

1750/10/20

Keteltas, Peter, fl. 1742-1756

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for ground wheat

Keteltas requests some ground wheat, and sends news of trials and arrests in New York.

GLC03107.02787

1750/10/27

Richard, Paul, fl. 1737-1755

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipping and trade

GLC03107.02788

1750/11/17

Richard, Paul, fl. 1737-1755

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: business concerns

Peter Richard informs Robert, Jr. that he has shipped the requested rugs, and discusses other business concerns. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02789

1751/03/01

Keteltas, Peter, fl. 1742-1756

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: selling iron

Keteltas declines an offer to purchase iron from Robert, Jr., as he believes it is impossible to sell it at a profit. He also discusses current accounts and business matters. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02792

1751/03/25

Bours, Peter, fl. 1751

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: price of pig iron

Bou[rs] informs Robert, Jr. of the current market value of pig iron.

GLC03107.02793

1751/05/17

Lindsey, David, fl. 1748

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: arrival from Africa on the Sloop Storke

Lindsey writes that he has just returned from Africa on Robert, Jr.'s Sloop Storke after a 32 months at sea. He notes that he has declined an offer to continue on another voyage, explaining that he lost 2 sons while he was away, and therefore desires to be with his wife and family for a while. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02795

1751/06/12

Manuscript document

Title: Memorandum of goods ordered from Hamburg per the Sloop Storke

The document orders Anthony Simpson to send linens back to New York on the Sloop Storke.

GLC03107.02797

1751/06/14

Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade with the Sloop Storke

Peter writes that he would have purchased Robert, Jr.'s share of the Sloop Storke, but found that it was valued at too great a cost. He then discusses various trading arrangements, and includes an account of goods on p.3. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02798

1751/08

Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792

Manuscript document

Title: "Weight of 52 Barrels of Flour to Richard Ten Eyck"

GLC03107.02799

1751/08/28

Myors, Napt. H., fl. 1751

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for pig iron

Myors inquires about an order of pig iron he has been long expecting from Robert, Jr., and asks that it be sent immediately.

GLC03107.02801

1744/04/07

Elliott, James, fl. 1744-1773

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Daniel Allen

Charges on the account include oxen, wheat, shoes, tobacco, and butter.

GLC03107.02683

1743/08/05

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Document

Title: Insurance policy for the Ship William on a voyage from New York to Bristol

GLC03107.02684

1743/08/12

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: plans to sell pig iron

Philip explains that he would like to sell their pig iron for cash rather than barter, and notes that they may have to lower their price on iron if people begin to regard it as too expensive.

GLC03107.02685

1744/01/27

Groesbeek, John, fl. 1737-1744

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Abraham Keteltas for the Jamaica Packet

Charges on the account include pad locks, brooms, and nails.

GLC03107.02689

1743/12

Leyborne & Stubbs

Letter

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: demand for corn, flour, and stove pipes

Preceded by a copy of a letter from December 1743, in which Leyborne & Stubbs write that they have not had any luck in selling Robert, Jr.'s wheat and corn, since prices are so low and there is such a great overabundance. In their current letter, Leyborne & Stubbs state that corn is still sold at a low price, but they expect a heightened demand for flour and stove pipes. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.02690

1744/01

Man, James, fl. 1744

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Abraham Keteltas for the Jamaica Packet

Charges on the account are for various quantities of rum and sugar.

GLC03107.02693

1744/01/10

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: iron works at Ancram

Philip asks Robert, Jr. to inform him of his plans for the Brigantine this season, and discusses his need for trustworthy employees at the iron works.

GLC03107.02694

1744/03

Keteltas, Abraham, fl. 1724-1744

Manuscript document

Title: "A Manifest of a Cargo of goods on Board the Brig Jamaica Packquet"

P.1 records the goods that various individuals shipped to Curacao, and to whom these goods were consigned. P.2 is an account of the Brigantine Jamaica and the expenses accrued on the voyage. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.02700