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1782/10/24

Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: prices of tea, coffee, and sugar

Van Vechten informs Robert, Jr. of the prices of sugar, coffee, and tea; and makes further trading arrangements. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03453

1782/10/28

Welsh, Ralph, fl. 1782

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt of flour from Robert, Jr.

Welsh acknowledges receipt of 67 barrels of flour, and promises to deliver it to Joseph Ketchum.

GLC03107.03454

1782/10/30

Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for flat iron

Van Vechten asks Robert, Jr. for a shipment of flat iron.

GLC03107.03455

1782/11/21

Bain, Peter, fl. 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: Bill of sale of slaves, livestock, and other goods to Robert Livingston, Jr.

P.2 is "A Schedule of the Slaves, Cattle, horses, & Goods sold and delivered as per the bill of sale on the other side with their particular Prices for the use of Coll Livingston." Signed by both Robert Livingston and Peter Bain.

GLC03107.03456

1782/11/02

Lane, Jared, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade

Jared Lane informs Robert, Jr. that he just purchased some sugar, and also gives him the current price of flour in Boston.

GLC03107.03457

1782/11/05

Price, Daniel, fl. 1802

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr.

Robert, Jr. owed Daniel Price wages for making and mending shoes.

GLC03107.03458

1782/11/11

Whitmarsk, Zachariah, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: plea to retain a farm

Whitmarsk states that he has learned that some men intend to take his farmer through disreputable means, and implores Robert, Jr. to prevent this so that he may sell the farm according to his own terms. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03459

1782/11/16

Livingston, John, 1714-1786

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: account of family and trade

John writes that he and his family are well, and discusses the settling of trade accounts and the current prices for provisions. He also notes that by the latest news, there are no prospects for peace. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03460

1782/11/21

Bain, Peter, fl. 1782

Manuscript document

Title: "An Inventory of Goods & Chattles Now in Posession of Peter Bain"

Items on the inventory include enslaved people, horses, cows, sheep, a wagon, and a loom. Some of the items are noted to have been sold to Robert Livingston, Jr.

GLC03107.03461

1782/11/22

Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: extravagent prices

Van Vechten writes that he has delayed purchasing kersey and other woolen goods due to extravagent prices, and asks Robert, Jr. for further instructions regarding this matter. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03462

1782/11/23

Livingston, Henry Beekman, 1750-1831

Autograph letter signed

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

Henry Beekman asks Robert, Jr. if he could perhaps spare one or two hundred pounds to help him out of a difficult situation.

GLC03107.03463

1782/11/30

Daker, Jacob, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sale of his farm

Jacob asks Robert, Jr. if he will approve a deal he made to sell his farm. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03464

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