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, Robert Jr., 1688-1775 Mortgage on land purchased

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.05454 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Jr., 1688-1775 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1763/09/06 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 41 cm, Width: 32 cm Order a Copy

Mortgage on land purchased from Benjamin John (also signed by him)

Lot sold was in "the Oblong or Equivalent Lands surrendered by the Colony of Connecticut to the Colony of New York."

Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715
Livingston, Robert Henry, 1760-1804

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources