1782/12/07

Davis, Isaac, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade

Isaac Davis informs Robert, Jr. of his trade transactions, and notes that it is better to sell goods for wheat at the moment since money is so scarce. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03465

1782/12/11

Hammond, Eliakim, fl. 1782-1784

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade arrangments

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03466

1782/12/16

Delamater, Jeramiah, fl. 1782

Manuscript document

Title: Bond with Robert Livingston, Jr.

Jeramiah Delamater acknowledges a debt to Robert Livingston, Jr., and agrees to repay it by February next.

GLC03107.03467

1782/12/19

Lane, Jon., fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipment of goods

Lane informs Robert, Jr. that he has sent him coffee, woolen cloth, and other goods. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03468

1783/08/13

Wigram, John, fl. 1782-1791

Autograph document signed

Title: Account of John Williams with Robert Livingston, Jr.

The account began 21 December 1782. Williams purchased salt, sugar, and other goods from Robert, Jr., who in turn owed Williams wages for carpentry services. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.03469

1782/12/23

Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert LIvingston, Jr. re: shipping and trading arrangements

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03470

1782/08/24

Woodward, Caleb, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for a loan

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03471

1782/12/25

Wagenen, T.V., fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade offer

Wangener asks Livingston if he would like to trade iron for flour.

GLC03107.03472

1782/12/31

Griffith, Ann, fl. 1782

Manuscript document

Title: Bond with Robert Livingston, Jr. [fragment]

Fragment of account sheet on p.2. Docketed on recto.

GLC03107.03473

1784/03/18

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Ann Griffith

The account began 13 January 1783. Ann Griffith purchased cloth, tea, and sugar from Robert, Jr., and in turn performed work as a seamstress. Docketed on recto.

GLC03107.03474

1783/01/23

Bogardus, Jacob, 1750-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: oysters and brandy

Bogardus states that he has procured some good French brandy for Robert, Jr., and some oysters for his son Henry. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03475

1783/02/04

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of C[ornelius] Dougharty

Robert, Jr. owed Dougharty wages for work.

GLC03107.03476

1783/02/07

Van Beuren, John

Manuscript document

Title: "Memorandum of what I have Seized on the Farm of Angus Mac Duffie . . .

. . . with a Distinction who they belong to"

GLC03107.03477

1783/02/23

Bogardus, Jacob, 1750-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: hopes for more prosperous trade

Bogardus writes of his hopes for an improvement in trade: "times have been fluctuating & distracting for trade, but now the happy moment is at hand when we can again hope for order & Regularity to take place amongst us. When the happy event of peace takes place I should wish to move from hence to sattle myself in business." He also recommends a workman for Robert, Jr.'s failing iron works. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03478

1783/02/26

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: Lease of a farm at Canaan to Joel Chamberlain

The lease also bears Joel Chamberlain's signature. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03479

1783

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr. [in Dutch]

GLC03107.03480

1783/03/18

Schuyler, Dirck, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: need to break a lease

Dirck Schuyler explains that due to the "dullness of times and Scarcity of Cash" he must break his lease of a farm from Robert, Jr. He notes, however, that he would be interested in negotiating a settlement. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03481

1783/03/24

Bogardus, Jacob, 1750-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: decision to remain in Salisbury

Bogardus states that despite promising prospects of peace and the evacuation of the British from New York, he has decided to remain in Salisbury until things become more stable. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03482

1783/03/26

Ashley, John, fl. 1755-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: need to regulate the oar bed at Salisbury

John Ashley asks Robert, Jr. to find some way to regulate digging at the oar bed at Salisbury, and explains: "the dig[g]ing in a few years will Cost more then the oar is Worth."

GLC03107.03483

[1783/03/29]

Duer, William, 1747-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: invitation to ship flour

GLC03107.03484

1783/04/08

Ouderkerk, Jacob, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: land belonging to Robert, Jr.'s wife

Jacob Ouderkerk writes that a certain lot of land belongs to Robert, Jr.'s wife, Gertrude Van Rensselaer Schuyler, and desires to know if they plan to rent that land.

GLC03107.03485

1783/04/05

Bay, John, fl. 1782-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: charge of trespass

Bay writes that the Renselaer family has charged some individuals with trespass, and that the defendents hold these lands under the Manor of Livingston. He asks Robert, Jr. for clarification on the issue. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03486

1783/04/08

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Lease of a farm to John Tys Smith

GLC03107.03487

1783/04/08

Ketchum, Joseph, fl. 1782-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: inability to pay debt

Ketchum states that he received Robert, Jr.'s letter requesting the settlement of their account, and explains that he has made every effort to procure the money, but has found it impossible. He requests more time to find the money, and promises to do it with the greatest speed.

GLC03107.03488

1783/10/31

Hamelton, William, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr, re: wages due for digging ore

P.2 is ANS by John Van Beuren to John Wigram. Van Beuren asks Wigram to deduct a sum of money out of the account of William Hamelton. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03489