Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: excise at Albany

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01580 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1724/05/15 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Philip writes of the current excise revenues of Albany, and requests that Robert keep him as a trading partner. He also expresses doubt regarding his cousin's chances in the election, and states that it is becoming increasingly difficult to establish trading relations with the far Indians.

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources