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1717/09/30

Hager, John F., fl. 1717

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: request for advice on his financial situation

Hager implores Livingston for advice on how to help his family out of financial ruin. He expresses regret at spending so much money on the church, which has made him indebted to Livingston. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01186

1717

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "The Colonie of New York Debt to Rt. Livingston"

Gives a full account of the money due to Livingston, including expenditures for two voyages he was forced to make to Great Britain.

GLC03107.01187

1717/10/02

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: business accounts

Philip sends best wishes for his father's business and desires news of his accounts. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01188

1717/10/08

Livingston, Robert, 1688-1775

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Johanna Livingston re: departure for Barbados

Robert asks where Jo[h]anna plans to stay for the winter, as he is traveling to Barbados. He also asks that Jo[h]anna make him some shirts and work clothes.

GLC03107.01189

1717/10/09

Livingston, John

Autograph letter signed

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

John states that he will travel to Great Britain with his cousin, and expresses concern over what Samuel Vetch has already accomplished there. He also asks his father to abandon his suspicions of Sarah Knight. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01190

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