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1736-1737

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Captain Langdon for the Ship Oswego Packet

GLC03107.02548

1780

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Authorization to distrain and sell the goods of indebted tenants

Robert Livingston, Jr. authorizes an unnamed individual to distrain goods from tenants of Livingston Manor who have failed to pay their rent, and to then appraise and sell these goods if the tenant is without further means to pay his rent.

GLC03107.03392

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Letter

Title: to "your Excellency" re: settling the line between Massachusetts and New York

[Robert, Jr.] writes that now that his "Excellency" is the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, he may finally resolve the violent boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New York. He adds that it is unfortunate that such hostilities persist between the two colonies, especially at a time when Great Britain is engulfed in a war with "a powerful enemy." He concludes: "And as to such a Settlement I am so far from any apprehensions about my title to what I possess that I would use my utmost Endeavours to Encourage & Expedite it; And if the Claim of the Massachusets Shall be found to…

GLC03107.03703

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Mr. Johannes House re: wheat, hens, and 18 days riding

GLC03107.03704

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of John McDonald

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03708

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Warrant to seize and distrain tenants' goods for unpaid rent

The warrant authorizes an unspecified individual to seize the goods of tenants who have fallen into debt with their rent, and to sell these goods up to the value of the unpaid rent.

GLC03107.03711

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Autograph document signed

Title: List of tenants that live within the "Gore"

GLC03107.03712

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: List of goods wanted for the store

Goods include rum, cloth, jersey, flannel, calico, and silk.

GLC03107.03713

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript

Title: List of different laws regarding boundaries of New York and the Manor

GLC03107.03714

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Warrant to seize and distrain tenants' goods for unpaid rent

The warrant authorizes an unspecified individual to seize the goods of tenants who have fallen into debt with their rent, and to sell these goods up to the value of the unpaid rent.

GLC03107.03716

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Warrant to seize and distrain tenants' goods for unpaid rent

The warrant authorizes an unspecified individual to seize the goods of tenants who have fallen into debt with their rent, and to sell these goods up to the value of the unpaid rent.

GLC03107.03717

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Warrant to seize and distrain tenants' goods for unpaid rent

The warrant authorizes an unspecified individual to seize the goods of tenants who have fallen into debt with their rent, and to sell these goods up to the value of the unpaid rent.

GLC03107.03718