1696/01/20

Baker, John, fl. 1696

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Record of Livingston's purchase of fabric from Baker on 2 October 1695. Baker acknowledges receipt of payment on 20 January 1696.

GLC03107.00306

1695/11/09

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "Memorandum of Robt Livingston's Case with" Harwood and Meriwether

Livingston's account of a financial dispute with Jacob Harwood and his partner, Richard Merriwether. According to Livingston, Harwood and Merriwether have caused him a great deal of financial damage, and therefore owe him money.

GLC03107.00308

1695/11/11

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "Robert Livingston's Case with Jacob Harwood & R. Meriwether"

Livingston contends that he does not owe Jacob Harwood any money, and that any moneys collected by Harwood using the power of attorney sent by Livingston expressly for the case of Livingston v. Thomas Dongan were collected and to be held in trust for Livingston and not for use by Harwood, as Harwood contends. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00309

1695/11/21

Blathwaite, William, fl. 1695

Manuscript document signed

Title: Review of Livingston's Petition

The decision of the "His Majesty in Councill" regarding Livingston's Petition.

GLC03107.00314

1695/11

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston

Account sheet of moneys loaned to Livingston by Harwood, offset by merchandise sent to Harwood by Livingston.

GLC03107.00317

1695/12/06

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt of payment from Robert Livingston

Sworn statment noting acceptance of £1047 from Livingston.

GLC03107.00318

1806/09/06

Cathcart, James, fl. 1806

Manuscript document

Title: Invoice of articles sent to Tunis and consigned to Tobias Lear

Same invoice as GLC 2794.110, but written in different format. Signed by both Tobias Lear and James Leander Cathcart. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC02794.109

1806/09/06

Manuscript document

Title: Invoice of articles sent to Tunis and consigned to Tobias Lear

Same invoice as GLC 2794.109, but written in a different format. Unsigned copy. Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.110

1693/09/20

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: business conditions in London

Harwood writes about the lack of confidence in London, referring to a market where the values of "Freight is high, Insurance high & all the Commodities here low." Harwood is of the opinion that the market will restablize with the return of King William from his campaign at Flanders. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00236

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

1694/04/09

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

1694/03/30

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

1694/10/12

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

1692/07/01

Gold, Nathan, fl. 1691-1692

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: discussion on cloth

Gold discusses cloth and flax which could potentially be sold by Livingston. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00218

1694/10/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account sheet re: construction costs of three seagoing vessels

Entitled "An Account of money Disbursed by Robt Livingston for ye Materialls and Workmanship of three new vessells viz. a Briggateen and Two Sloops which Maj Pr Schuyler & I build in Comp here in Albany." Itemized list of supplies and expenditures.

GLC03107.00228

1693/08/22

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Autograph letter

Title: to Robert Livingston re: Harwood's business dealings with Thomas Dongan

Harwood recounts the difficulties in causing former Governor Dongan to pay his debts. Dongan was indebted to Harwood, and when Harwood decided to take legal action, Dongan bribed two clerks to withhold Harwood's petition from the council of the treasury for five weeks, after which time the council ruled in Harwood's favor. Furthermore, Harwood discusses the loss of confidence in shipping due to King William's "ill success" in Flanders and the loss of the Turkish fleet, which caused investors to be wary of such potentially risky investments. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00235

1698/03/01

Van Ross, Gerret, fl. 1698

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account sheet re: transactions between Livingston and van Ross

Record of financial transactions in 1677 and 1678 with van Ross, including the sale of animal skins.

GLC03107.00392

1695/12/07

Meriwether, Richard, fl. 1691-1695

Manuscript document signed

Title: Release of Livingston of all debts held by Meriwether

Richard Meriwether's legal statement to "remiss release and forever discharge" Robert Livingston from any and all "Attains and Suits Debts Dues Bonds Bills."

GLC03107.00319

1695/12/07

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Manuscript document signed

Title: Release of Livingston of all debts held by Harwood

Jacob Harwood's legal statement to "remiss release and forever discharge" Robert Livingston from any and all "Attains and Suits Debts Dues Bonds Bills."

GLC03107.00320

1671/01/01

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his Mother (Janet Fleming) re: [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00003

1888/06

Livingston, J., fl. 1888

Manuscript signed

Title: Copy of Robert Livingston's voyage journal of 28 April 1673

Docketed "Copy. 'Journal of my Voyage coming out April 28th 1673.' The original in my possession many years - lost. disappeared mysteriously - JL June/88." Transcription is not entirely faithful as several words and phrases are omitted in this copy of the Livingston progenitor's journal.

GLC03107.00006

1675/09/09-1683/05/30

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Excise book [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00008

1677/10/03

Cook, Edward, fl. 1677

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: difficulties with the ship Algiers

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00015

1822/06/05

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Indicates that he is sending a favorable examination of claims due to Henry Clay for his role in negotiating a "commercial treaty with G Britain, jointly with Mr Adams & Mr Gallatin, which you will Find in his Favor". Written as President.

GLC02897