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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00907
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From Archive Folder
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The Livingston Family Papers [038] 1712
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Title
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Alida Livingston to Robert Livingston re: [in Dutch]
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Date
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9 May 1712
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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 address leaf.
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Subjects
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Woman Author Women's History Commerce Finance Merchants and Trade
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People
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Livingston, Alida Schuyler (1656-1729) Livingston, Robert (1688-1775)
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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 My dear husband
I have written you with Parker please send me a hogshead tobacco the last tobacco is now gone the farmers and Palatines want it very much because it is so good a barrel rice and a barrel molasses which is good and English soap and salt I have to have and 20 pieces upper leather and as much sole leather it was sold immediately the palatines are buying now lustily rough osenb. if it is very good gives 2 fo 13 nickels the ell I have to send the canoos to Barent’s to have milling done for bread master robbertx needs a pair of shoes and I a pair of easy slippers 4 pieces blue osenb. which is very fine Robbert should have a garment of fine cloth and we have no salt in the house I have received a letter from May 3 I hope that you will get money to pay for our wheat I will only get 400 bushel from all of Klaverack and 400 from Vranck Salsberrie that is all that I can expect and that what is in the attic has mostly been used for malt so you should get a yacht filled in the Sopes there are 30 soldiers here who came with Kollens I heard yesterday that they said in the xxxxxx town (?) that they had come for our pleasure and could do us any damage they wanted to I am sending the head of the clock with Jan Sissem Please greet Naetje and madam Simneson your loving wife Alida Livinghston 9 may 1712 in the menner of Livinghston Kollens is with the 30 men Robbert said he has given you the key of the chest
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