1700/05/[1]

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of the Excise at Albany

Accounts for excises at Albany, the amount of rum expended in households, and what Livingston owes as the Collector of Albany.

GLC03107.00431

[1698/06]

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "Account of Gov. Fletcher's perquisites for victualling"

Livingston and Stephen van Cortlandt discuss their experiences as victuallers under Coll. Sloughter, Coll. Fletcher, and Coll. Ingoldesby; and the amount of money required to complete this task.

GLC03107.00437

1698/08/16

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Account sheet re: money disbursed as victualler

Memorandum of money paid out to soldiers at Albany.

GLC03107.00438

1698/08/25

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Livingston's plan for victualling

Livingston claimed that the four companies of soldiers garrisoned at Albany would require £3650 worth of food, or die of starvation, and that former Gov. Fletcher "would not undertake the victualling of the Companies but requird they would raise a Credit for the doing of it." Therefore Livingston presented this plan in an effort to lower his own expenditures while victualling the soldiers.

GLC03107.00442

1690/07/10-1698/11/26

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Account sheet re: excise paid

Livingston's list of excise taxes paid on alcohol in Albany, listing twenty-six payments and their particulars.

GLC03107.00448

1699/11/29

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph document signed

Title: Account sheet [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00469

1701/08/30

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph document signed

Title: "My Reply to Mr. Weaver's Answer" re: Livingston's salary

Livingston's petition contesting Royal Collector Thomas Weaver's decision to revoke all "warrants" granted to Livingston. These warrants, which are payments for Livingston's expenditures in victualling the troops at Albany and other such layings-out of money on the Provincial Government's behalf, are vital to Livingston's finances as he had "exhausted his means to support the credit of the Government." Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00628

1701/09/02

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Petition to John Nanfan re: explanation of an incomplete account summary

Livingston petitioned with an explanation as to the incompleteness of an accounting of all payments received from the Provincial Government for the previous seventeen years. This report remained incomplete, according to Livingston, due to unforseeable circumstances including the death of the Earl of Bellomont, negotiations with the "Indians of the 5 nations as Secretary to the Indian affairs," and a summons to sit in the Assembly upon the absence of the Lt. Governor. He also requests that the warrants which were deemed "frivilous" be reinstated, and finally requests an auditor to be…

GLC03107.00629

1701/09/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Wenter Vroman re: [in Dutch]

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00633

1701/09

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Fragment of account sheet re: expenditures outlayed for province of New York

Part of an itemized list detailing each of the outlays of Livingston made for the Province of New York, totalling £5335 19 shillings 2 1/4 pence. The outlays included "Incidents" and Provisions for the Indians of the Five Nations , and "for Makeing 400 wheel Barrows to fortify Albany & Shinnectady."

GLC03107.00641

1701/11/13

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Petition re: constant and sincere affection to King William III

Request that Nicolas Bayard, Philip French, David Jamison and Robert Lyrting sign the petition (already signed by Philip and David Schuyler, Wessel Den Brook, Albert Ryckman, Gerrit Francisse, Johannes Glenn, Naming Harmense and Robert Livingston) showing "constant and Sincere affection to his Royall Parliament and Government."

GLC03107.00650

1701/12/02

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph document signed

Title: [in Dutch]

GLC03107.00663

1701/06/10

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph document

Title: Livingston's outlays of monies as victualler

Livingston writes this in an effort to clear his name from any claims of misappropriation of funds. He claims that all monies outlaid, to four companies of troops kept in New York and Albany, were done so at the behest of the Colonial Governor, the Earl of Bellomont.

GLC03107.00664

1702/01/07

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph note signed

Title: Promissory Note re: Sampson S. Broughton

Livingston promised to pay Broughton the sum of £3. On 19 October 1705 Broughton acknowledged receipt of the full amount owed to him by Livingston.

GLC03107.00667

170[4]/03/16

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Livingston's Petition to Lord high Treasurer Sidney L Godolphin

Livingston petitions for the issuance of "nine years Salary" as Secretary of Indian affairs in an effort to continue to victual the forces at Albany.

GLC03107.00704

1704/03/30

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph document signed

Title: "Invoyce of one Cask and three Bales of Merchandise . . .

. . . ship'd by me Robt. Livingston on board of the ship Adventure Capt. Robt. Sinclair Commander bound for New York, on my proper account and Risque . . .." Invoice for merchandise including dishes, textiles, and clothing. On p.4 there begins a second invoice of the same date for "Two Trunks and Four Bales of Merchandise" including feather caps, animal skins, and fabrics.

GLC03107.00705

1704/04/13

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Petition to Queen Anne re: repayment for outlays

P.1 contains the petition of Robert Livingston for the repayment of his salary in Albany. P.2 contains a note in which "Her Majesty" refers the petition to the Lord High Treasurer. This is followed by a note dated 29 April 1704 from William Lowndes stating that the Lord Treasurer has commanded him to transmit the petition to an unspecified individual for review. The remaining 7 pages contain Livingston's petition for reiumbursement.

GLC03107.00707

1704/04/13

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: "The Voucher and Prooffs of Robt. Livingston's debt . . .

. . . which he claims of the Crown sett forth in his Petition and Case to her Majestie." Livingston itemizes the sums due to him and provides proofs for each claim. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.00708

1704/04/22

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Document signed

Title: Insurance policy

Policy taken by Livingston on goods shipped to New York via the New York Marcht. Signed by three Assurers for the sum fo 50 pounds each: William Walford, Thomas Humfreys, and William Jordan. Signed in text by Livingston.

GLC03107.00709

1704/07/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document

Title: Memorial to Lord Godolphin re: Livingston's Petition

Appeal of the last clause of the findings by Mr. Blathwayt and the Earl of Ranelagh regarding salary as Secretary for Indian Affairs. Blathwayt and Ranelagh recommended that the salary debate be returned to the prerogative of Lord Cornbury, to which Livingston sends this appeal.

GLC03107.00715

1704/07/12

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: "Invoyce of Two Bales and one Trunk and four Barrells of Merchandise . . .

. . . shipp'd by me Robert Livingston on board of the ship Cathrine Capt. Mathia de Hart Command. bound for New York, on my proper account and Risque." Goods shipped include different types of fabrics, such as linen, calico, and muslin. On p.3 there begins another invoice for "Two Trunks and one Bale of Merchandise ship'd . . . on board of the ship the Dove Capt. John Wilde Commander bound for New York." Goods include [estamins], damasks, and druggetts.

GLC03107.00716

1704/07/14

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Document signed

Title: Insurance policy

Policy taken by Livingston on goods shipped to New York via the Kathrine. Signed in text by Livingston.

GLC03107.00717

1704/07/14

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Document signed

Title: Insurance policy

Policy taken by Livingston on goods shipped from London to New York via the Dove. Signed in text by Livingston.

GLC03107.00718

1704/07/31

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Memorial to Sidney Godolphin re: repayment of salary

In a petition addressed to the Lord Treasurer Sidney Godolphin, Livingston requests repayment for victualling from 24 December 1699 to 24 April 1700. P.2 contains an ALS from William Blathwayt to Earl of Ranelagh dated 20 June 1700; re: warrant to make payment on the accounts of the Four Companies of New York from 26 March 1699 to 24 December 1699.

GLC03107.00720

1704/07/31

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript document signed

Title: Memorial to Sidney Godolphin re: repayment of salary [copy]

Copy of GLC3107.01.00720.

GLC03107.00721