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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00835
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From Archive Folder
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The Livingston Family Papers [037] August-December 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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1 September 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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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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Show/hide Download PDF 1711 Sept 1
My dear husband
I have a letter here to you from Hilleghart who which is full complaints and as far as I can understand it you should take your goods from her as soon as you are able if you can help she has a right to that it should be that way I sent you with this letter for a half gross wool laces a half gross silk laces and needles tell Naetje that she buys me 12 knitting needles thin ones 2 dozen cotton hand-kerchiefs (‘nosecloths’) I baked 2 small barrels sweet milk cakes and a small barrel of rusks I hope that you have gotten bills to send to England so as to dispose of all that greetings to our son Robbert buy as much fine cloth for Ghijsbert as needed for a garment with this be commended to the Lord I hope that you will soon be there in the Soopus to finish up your business there
77. with this be commended to the Lord your loving wife Alida Livinghston
1 Septemb 1711 at the Manor of Livinghston
do take your goods again from Hilleghart or otherwise we will loose and our money and our goods from what she writes herself we have only 2.... (“00x 200”?) bushel left from Franck that makes altogether the 900 bushel we have had greetings to your daughter Meerie (Mary) and Naetje
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