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1782/11/02
Lane, Jared, fl. 1782
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade
Jared Lane informs Robert, Jr. that he just purchased some sugar, and also gives him the current price of flour in Boston.
GLC03107.03457
1782/11/05
Price, Daniel, fl. 1802
Account of Robert Livingston, Jr.
Robert, Jr. owed Daniel Price wages for making and mending shoes.
GLC03107.03458
1782/11/11
Whitmarsk, Zachariah, fl. 1782
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: plea to retain a farm
Whitmarsk states that he has learned that some men intend to take his farmer through disreputable means, and implores Robert, Jr. to prevent this so that he may sell the farm according to his own terms. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03459
1782/11/16
Livingston, John, 1714-1786
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: account of family and trade
John writes that he and his family are well, and discusses the settling of trade accounts and the current prices for provisions. He also notes that by the latest news, there are no prospects for peace. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03460
1782/11/21
Bain, Peter, fl. 1782
"An Inventory of Goods & Chattles Now in Posession of Peter Bain"
Items on the inventory include enslaved people, horses, cows, sheep, a wagon, and a loom. Some of the items are noted to have been sold to Robert Livingston, Jr.
GLC03107.03461
1782/11/22
Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: extravagent prices
Van Vechten writes that he has delayed purchasing kersey and other woolen goods due to extravagent prices, and asks Robert, Jr. for further instructions regarding this matter. Docketed on verso.
GLC03107.03462
1782/11/23
Livingston, Henry Beekman, 1750-1831
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for a loan
Henry Beekman asks Robert, Jr. if he could perhaps spare one or two hundred pounds to help him out of a difficult situation.
GLC03107.03463
1782/11/30
Daker, Jacob, fl. 1782
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sale of his farm
Jacob asks Robert, Jr. if he will approve a deal he made to sell his farm. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03464
1782/12/07
Davis, Isaac, fl. 1782
Isaac Davis informs Robert, Jr. of his trade transactions, and notes that it is better to sell goods for wheat at the moment since money is so scarce. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03465
1782/12/11
Hammond, Eliakim, fl. 1782-1784
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade arrangments
Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03466
1782/12/16
Delamater, Jeramiah, fl. 1782
Bond with Robert Livingston, Jr.
Jeramiah Delamater acknowledges a debt to Robert Livingston, Jr., and agrees to repay it by February next.
GLC03107.03467
1782/12/19
Lane, Jon., fl. 1782
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipment of goods
Lane informs Robert, Jr. that he has sent him coffee, woolen cloth, and other goods. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03468
1783/08/13
Wigram, John, fl. 1782-1791
Account of John Williams with Robert Livingston, Jr.
The account began 21 December 1782. Williams purchased salt, sugar, and other goods from Robert, Jr., who in turn owed Williams wages for carpentry services. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.
GLC03107.03469
1782/12/23
to Robert LIvingston, Jr. re: shipping and trading arrangements
GLC03107.03470
1782/08/24
Woodward, Caleb, fl. 1782
GLC03107.03471
1782/12/25
Wagenen, T.V., fl. 1782
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade offer
Wangener asks Livingston if he would like to trade iron for flour.
GLC03107.03472
1782/12/31
Griffith, Ann, fl. 1782
Bond with Robert Livingston, Jr. [fragment]
Fragment of account sheet on p.2. Docketed on recto.
GLC03107.03473
1784/03/18
Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790
Account of Ann Griffith
The account began 13 January 1783. Ann Griffith purchased cloth, tea, and sugar from Robert, Jr., and in turn performed work as a seamstress. Docketed on recto.
GLC03107.03474
1783/01/23
Bogardus, Jacob, 1750-?
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: oysters and brandy
Bogardus states that he has procured some good French brandy for Robert, Jr., and some oysters for his son Henry. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03475
1783/02/04
Account of C[ornelius] Dougharty
Robert, Jr. owed Dougharty wages for work.
GLC03107.03476
1783/02/07
Van Beuren, John
"Memorandum of what I have Seized on the Farm of Angus Mac Duffie . . .
. . . with a Distinction who they belong to"
GLC03107.03477
1783/02/23
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: hopes for more prosperous trade
Bogardus writes of his hopes for an improvement in trade: "times have been fluctuating & distracting for trade, but now the happy moment is at hand when we can again hope for order & Regularity to take place amongst us. When the happy event of peace...
GLC03107.03478
1783/02/26
Lease of a farm at Canaan to Joel Chamberlain
The lease also bears Joel Chamberlain's signature. Docketed on verso.
GLC03107.03479
1783
Account of Robert Livingston, Jr. [in Dutch]
GLC03107.03480
1783/03/18
Schuyler, Dirck, fl. 1783
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: need to break a lease
Dirck Schuyler explains that due to the "dullness of times and Scarcity of Cash" he must break his lease of a farm from Robert, Jr. He notes, however, that he would be interested in negotiating a settlement. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03481
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