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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00828
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From Archive Folder
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The Livingston Family Papers [036] January-July 1711
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Title
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Alida Livingston to Robert Livingston: [in Dutch]
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Date
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25 July 1711
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Author
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Livingston, Alida Schuyler (1656-1729)
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Recipient
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Livingston, Robert
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Document Type
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Correspondence
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Content Description
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Docketed on verso.
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Subjects
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Woman Author Women's History Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce
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People
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Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Livingston, Alida Schuyler (1656-1729)
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Place written
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Manor of Livingston, New York
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Theme
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Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History
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Sub-collection
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The Livingston Family Papers
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Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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Translation
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My dear husband
I have received your letters with sadness that you do not get your money as per your agreement if we could pay the people for their grain I could still be a bit contented but this was not the promise when the governor bought the land from you that they gave little for the land but our gain would be a lot but have not yet seen it but trouble and great expenses with the officers and we are their slaves in the expectation that we would get it again from the Palatines Beck came here with 4 Palatines and said he wanted to weigh the bread and it was weighted in 3 turnx/risings at 14 t bread 22 lb. more as hard ones so he said you always complain but now you see that it is too much and the men said that they were innocent but he weighted that out of his head and of the beer they had never said for it was so good that they could not say anything against that and the ones who brought the beer had drunk it so empty as they confessed but they had been put up to that by 62. some officers I hope you bring the money along otherwise you will have an uneasy life from whom you have grain Robbert writes me that he boards at Aryaentje Verplanck I fear he is not in the right house for she has older daughters in house and seamstresses (sewing girls) if he minds his business then all will go well and would be a great joy to me to hear greet him from me Your loving wife Alida Livinghston
They will still get bread for 8 days and the de Kas thinks that you and the governor will be here by then we have incurred more expenses to make everything convenient should we have a profit but we should be contented and submit ourselves to God’s will I am glad that we did not make the other oven/hearth there have 150 fat animals arrived from Klaversrack as they say for the expedition
July 25 1711 63 I have gotten your letters today but can not find those letters from Ghreem (Graham) they have now bread for 8 days and I will stop you wrote that I should brew the beer as much as there is now and will do so
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