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1713/01/02

Schuyler, Philip, 1666-1724

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: business and the price of goods

Schuyler discusses the price of various goods and the state of their business accounts. He also mentions an unsubstantiated rumor that the French have taken Surinam. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01006

1713/04/24

Vetch, Samuel, 1668-1732

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: family concerns

Vetch expresses concern over the loss of John Livingston's wife, and hopes that his wife and her sister Jo[h]anna will be in each other's company soon. He also mentions some trouble abroad relating to hostility against Protestants.

GLC03107.01007

1713/03/30

Hunter, Robert, 1664-1734

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: upcoming elections

Hunter states that a list of candidates for Dutchess County has been compiled, and that Robert Livingston is not excluded from this list. He also assures Livingston that he will be paid shortly. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01008

1713/06/13

Livingston, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: consent to marry

John asks for his parents's consent to marry the daughter of Sarah Knight, and mentions that if they desire, his sister Jo[h]anna may give them a truthful account of the woman.

GLC03107.01009

1713/06/15

Livingston, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alida Livingston re: consent to marry

GLC03107.01010

1717/10/15

Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: decision to travel to Great Britain

Margaret writes of news that Samuel Vetch has been superceeded in his position at Annapolis Royall. Due to Samuel's failure to write to her, she has resolved to travel to him in England. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01191

1717/10/21

Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: preparations to travel

Margaret informs her father that she plans to take her two children with her to Great Britain, and that she has sold most of her household goods in order to undertake the voyage. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01192

1717/10/21

Van Schaik, Lauwerence, fl. 1717-1719

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: [in Dutch]

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01193

1717/10/25

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: desire to purchase the excise of Albany

Philip congratulates his father on his receipt of money from the Assembly, asks him for help purchasing the excise of Albany, and asks for news of Margaret Vetch's voyage to London.

GLC03107.01194

1717/10/29

Hager, John F., fl. 1717

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: reminder of his desperate circumstances

GLC03107.01195

1717/10

Livingston, Johanna, fl. 1711-1717

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: [in Dutch]

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01196

1717/11/04

Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: decision to leave her daughter in America

Due to potential dangers of the voyage, Margaret decides to leave her daughter at home. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01197

1717/11/06

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: business affairs

Philip mentions his father's political proceedings, states that he has sold some cattle, and reiterates his desire to purchase the excise of Albany. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01198

1717/11/20

Livingston, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: suffering from gout

John describes how he has been stricken with a most painful case of gout, and that he has concocted his own medicine to ease the pain. He also apologizes for having to postpone a visit due to illness, and explains some business conducted with his mother in law, Sarah Knight. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.01199