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"Reasons offer to the arbitrators why they ought not to allow . . .

of Jacob Harwoods sham sale of Robt. Livingstons Tallys of 1670." P.1 of the document outlines how Harwood's actions anulled any legitimate sale. P.2 is an account of how Robert Livingston came into possession of a part of the estate of Coll...

GLC03107.01829

to Robert Livingston Junior re: offer to lease a farm

Hitchcok offers to lease a farm that Robert Livingston recently purchased.

GLC03107.01830

[Fragment in Dutch]

GLC03107.01833

Invoice of goods shipped to Newfoundland on the account of Archbald Cummings

Livingston shipped bread, beer, and biscuit by order of John Borland on board the good Pink.

GLC03107.01835

Account sheet

Account records the values of 30 pistoles, and bundles of bills.

GLC03107.01842

"The Assembly stands adjo[urne]d to the 20th Instant"

GLC03107.01843

List of debtors [fragment]

GLC03107.01848

to Robert Livingston, Myndert Schuyler, Pieter van Brugh, Hendercik Renselaer

re: [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01850

Proposition regarding Mohawk Indians [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01857

Proposition regarding Mohawk Indians [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01859

Charter of Albany

The document puts forth a number of policies regarding how the city and county of Albany ought to operate. It states that trade with Indians will remain an exclusive privilege of the town's residents, that the people must consent to being taxed...

GLC03107.01862

Proposition regarding Mohican [Mahikander Indians [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01863

"Proposicons made to the Mohekanders and other River Indians by . . .

. . . Major John Pynchon and James Richards Gent: Commissioners from the Colone of Massasshusetts & Cannatticut in the Court house at Albany." The document commends the River Indians for their refusal to participate in a war against the English. It...

GLC03107.01866

Proposition regarding the Mohawks and Senecas [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01869

Answer from the Onondaga Sachems to Cornell Coursey's proposition [in Dutch]

Two copies of the document are attached. Both are signed by Robert Livingston, Secretary.

GLC03107.01874

Answer to Cornell Coursey's proposition [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01877

Answer to Coll. William Kendall's proposition [in Dutch]

Contains the signature of Robert Livingston Secr.

GLC03107.01883

"Message from the Sachems of Onnondage to Col: Wm. Kendall . . .

. . . agent of Virginia sent by one of there Sachems calld Othonoonis accompanyed with his sonne and another Indian." Othonoonis explains that agreements made with Coll. Coursey indicated that colonial agents would visit Onondaga territory, rather...

GLC03107.01885

"An Accompt of Presents given to the Onneydes Sachims upon the Country . . .

. . . of Virginia Acct. at the delivery of the 6 Prison[ers]." Account of the quantity of tobacco, rum, bread, meat, and other provisions given to the Oneidas for the delivery of prisoners.

GLC03107.01889

Proposition to the Oneidas

Proposition of Kendall and Col. Southy Littleton (who is noted to have died before the Indians came), contains the same statement as that in GLC03107.01.01891 and .01892. Followed by a proposition by Kendall to the Mohawks and westward Indians, in...

GLC03107.01893

Proposition to the Oneidas

Copy of GLC03107.01.01893.

GLC03107.01894

Answer to the proposition of William Kendall

In their answer, the Oneida Sachems admit that they destroyed the property of white settlers and took women and children captive. They explain that they were unjustly provoked, however, when white settlers shot some Oneidas for eating their corn, a...

GLC03107.01895

Answer to the proposition of William Kendall [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01896

Proposition to the Onondagas [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01898

Document [in Dutch]

GLC03107.01903