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1768/11/07

Hoff, John, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr.

Robert, Jr. owed John Hoff for mending shoes. Hoff signed for receipt of payment from Robert, Jr. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03177

1768/11/22

Elliott, Michael, fl. 1767-1790

Autograph document signed

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr. re: wages for work on the Manor

GLC03107.03178

1768/12/16

Davis, Dudley, fl. 1767-1773

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: plea for an extension of his debt

Davis explains that he has been under extreme financial stress since the death of his business partner, Mr. French, and needs more time to settle his affairs. He states that an extension on the payment of his debt would be enormously helpful, especially since his family is beginning to feel the strain of his financial situation. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03179

1768/12/31

Crumpe, Samuel, fl. 1768

Manuscript document signed

Title: Sale of a tract of land to Robert Livingston, Jr.

GLC03107.03180

1769/03/08

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr. re: postage paid in 1769

GLC03107.03181

1769/01/04

Glen, Cornelius, fl. 1769-1770

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: next meeting of the board of Supervisors

Cornelius Glen informs Robert, Jr. of the date for the next meeting of the board of Supervisors.

GLC03107.03182

1769/01/09

Van Schaak, Henry, fl. 1769

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: elections for the House

Van Schaak states that there will be elections to send new representatives to the House, and hopes that the new counties will be allowed to participate. He also discusses a controversy over the division of the county, in which Robert, Jr.'s son is involved. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03183

1769/01/13

Davis, Dudley, fl. 1767-1773

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: settling debt with Robert, Jr.

Davis writes that he has been in correspondence with Robert, Jr.'s lawyer regarding a debt to Robert, Jr., and has found the lawyer's methods to be questionable and out of course. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03184

1769/01/16

Munro, Hugh, fl. 1769

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request to purchase two lots of land

Hugh Munro implores Robert, Jr. to permit his son, Robert Cambridge, to sell two lots of land in the Fort Edward Patent that Munro would like to purchase. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03185

1769/01/18

Munro, Hugh, fl. 1769

Manuscript document signed

Title: Sale of land to Robert Livingston, Jr.

The indenture attests to the sale of a piece of land situated on the east side of the Hudson River, and belonging to Hugh Munro, to Robert Livingston, Jr.

GLC03107.03186

1769/12/31

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of Robert Livingston, Jr.

GLC03107.03187

1769/02/15-1775/10/25

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Account of John Stevenson

Most of the charges on the account are for different types of iron. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03188

1769/03/02

Trumbull, Johnathan, fl. 1769

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: proposal to suspend payment of debt

Trumbull explains that he has no funds readily available to pay a debt to Robert, Jr., and instead offers a tract of land as collateral security. He also requests that Robert, Jr. refrain from pursuing legal action.

GLC03107.03189

1769/03/22

Smith, Matthyse, fl. 1769

Manuscript document signed

Title: Financial bond to Robert Livingston, Jr.

The document holds Matthyse Smith and his son Matthyse Smith, Jr. responsible for repaying a debt to Robert Livingston, Jr. within a designated period of time. With ANS on p.2 by Robert Livingston, Jr. stating that the above bond is "discharged by another bond given by Mathys Smith, Adam Smith, and Philip Bonessel, dated 24 November 1772.

GLC03107.03190

1769/04/03

Stevenson, John, fl. 1765-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: report on Robert, Jr.'s slave

Stevenson writes that Robert, Jr.'s enslaved person has just set out to return home, and was unable to leave earlier due to bad weather. He also notes that the enslaved person behaved particularly well while staying in Albany.

GLC03107.03191

1769/04/03

Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: fear of unpaid debts

Peter Robert writes that he has been awaiting the arrival of Captain Harris, who was supposed to bring him a remittance of 6000 pounds that would then be used to pay his debts. He fears, however, that Harris will not have any money, and "If he should come home & bring me nothing God only knows what I shall do and which way I shall extricate my self." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03192

1769/12/31

Manuscript document

Title: Sales of flour for the account of Robert Livingston, Jr.

The account records to whom the flour was sold, the quantity, and what price was received. P.2 contains 2 more accounts. The first is "A General account of Merchandize recd. in 1769 from Robert Livingston Junr. for sale on his proper account and risk," and the second records cornel sold for the account of Robert Livingston.

GLC03107.03193

1769/04/09

Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: health of his crops

Walter writes that an unexpected snow fall has made the wheat fields look unhealthy, and states that he is presently sowing flax, which should result in about 10 bushels. He also notes that due to a lack of horses and oxen he will not be able to put any summer grain in the ground.

GLC03107.03194

1769/04/14

Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sending a trading vessel to Quebec

Peter Robert informs his father that he is sending a trading vessel to Quebec, and believes that his debts will soon be secured. With a copy of Governor Aubry's letter to Peter Robert, 11 July 1769, New Orleans, in which Aubry states that he has not had any luck procuring some money due to Peter Robert, and apologizes for the frustrating circumstances. Followed by a copy of Governor Aubry's letter to the Duke of Preslin in which Aubry requests that Peter Robert be reimbursed for expenditures made to feed and supply French troops during the French and Indian War. With docket and address…

GLC03107.03195

1769/04/15

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sale of Robert, Jr.'s flour

Robert Cambridge informs his father of how he sold his flour, and states that he has settled the account of their partnership. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03196

1769/04/20

Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: repairs made on their sloop

Robert Cambridge describes the repairs he has made on their sloop, and discusses the current market for wheat. Docketed on verso.

GLC03107.03197

1769/04/24

Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: defending Philip, (1716-1778) Livingston

Peter Robert congratulates his father on getting 25 freeholders to sign a petition defending Philip (1716-1778) Livingston's right to represent the Manor of Livingston in the New York legislature. He states that the opposition has no real authority, and believes that the people will soon stand up against their arbitrary policies as "Ignorance cannot long blind the People."

GLC03107.03198