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1785/02/11

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Sale of sundry articles seized & distrained for rent due to Robert, Jr.

The document lists the value of goods seized from the home of the late John L. Decker in order to pay his outstanding rent due to Robert, Jr.

GLC03107.03576

1785/03/15

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of a farm to Isa Dibble

Robert, Jr. agrees to lease the farm to Isa Dibble for one year.

GLC03107.03577

1785/04/16

Livingston, Henry, 1753-1823

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt of payment from John Van Beuren for iron

Written at the Manor of Livingston.

GLC03107.03578

1785/04/26

Carbines, F., fl. 1785

Letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: offer of security

Carbines writes to inform Robert, Jr. that he is still aware of his debt, and asks Robert, Jr. to accept Mr. Toll, "a Man of Real Property," as his security or bondsman. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03579

[1785/05/01]

Viele, Stephen, fl. 1784-1785

Manuscript document

Title: Financial bond

GLC03107.03580

1785/05/05

Decker, Isaac, fl. 1785

Manuscript document signed

Title: Sale of farm at Taghkanic to William Shoock, Jr.

Isaac Decker signed with his mark. Also signed by William Shoock.

GLC03107.03581

1785/03/25

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Memorandum of men to work in the furnace for the May 10, 1785 blast

GLC03107.03582

1785/05/17

Hufman, Frederick, fl. 1785

Manuscript document signed

Title: 5 year lease of a farm to William Whealor

William Whealor signed with his mark. On p.2 Whealor transfers his right to the farm to Robert Livingston, Jr., who bought the farm from Frederick Hufman, dated 20 August 1785. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03583

1785/08/05

Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: moulds for fire places

Walter states that he has sent up moulds for fire places that he would like built at the iron works.

GLC03107.03584

1785/09/01

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sale of Robert, Jr.'s flour

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03585

1790/05

Manuscript document

Title: Account of days riding at mill

GLC03107.03678

1790/05/06

Livingston, H., fl. 1790

Autograph document signed

Title: Payment made by Thomas Williams to Thomas Haywood

GLC03107.03679

1790/05/18

Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: appeal for relief

Peter Robert states that he is still in a desperate situation with his creditors, who persistently seek ways to have him apprehended by the law. He therefore asks his father to consult with his brothers to find a way to relieve him of this burden.

GLC03107.03680

1790/05/25

Conchlin, Mary, fl. 1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of a farm from Robert Livingston, Jr.

GLC03107.03681

1790/06-1790/11

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: "Memorandum of Articles wanted for the Store"

Items in the memo include calico, knives, apron check, hog lard, compasses, and chisels.

GLC03107.03682

1790/12/14

Van Tila, John, fl. 1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr.

The account began 8 June 1790, and includes charges for various jobs performed by Van T[ila].

GLC03107.03683

1790-1791/01/25

Van Beuren, John

Autograph document signed

Title: Account of Thomas Sanders with Ancram

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.03684

1790/06/29

Livingston, Henry, 1753-1823

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: need for a new hearth

Henry regrets to tell his father that the hearth at the iron works is almost beyond help, and he would do well to order a new one as soon as possible. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.03685

1790/07/21

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Settlement of accounts of carpenters at Mill Good Hope

GLC03107.03686

1790/08/24

Johnson, Isaac, 1713-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: desire to purchase a lot in Saratoga

Isaac Johnson asks if a certain lot in Saratoga belongs to Robert, Jr., and if so he would like to discuss purchasing the said lot.

GLC03107.03687

1790/09/03

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abraham Decker, Jr. re: order to deliver livestock to James Stewart

With ALS by James Stewart to John Wigram, 6 September 1790, in which he asks Wigram to credit money for livestock to Abraham Decker's account. Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.03688