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, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 to Peter Sylvester re: bill to prevent the completion of a mill

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04399 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1780/10/18 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 31.8 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Peter R. writes that his father is very anxious to file a bill to prevent Robert Livingston (1746-1813) from building a mill on his property. Docketed on address leaf.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources