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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00908
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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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14 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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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
Adrieyaen (Adrian) has just now arrived and has driven now with Robbert to Klaverack do send me a whitewash brush and scrub brush and wheelbarrow and some black-lead to clean the plate and a bottle linseed oil we can not clean the house without those things and send xx with Adrian this is now the second time with 120 bushel to have milled at Barent’s and are out four days they are now beginning xxxxxxxx to install the boards on the gutter I am very tired of this kind of life I hope that it will now nearly be done with the x quarl that we shall mill ourselves I have now received the sad news that the bills of the Palatines are not paid the which upsets me very much that we are so unfortunate please get a tap drill (?) otherwise we can not use the tap a pair of shoes for Robbert he walks on Hansje’s shoes when he goes to the mill we are now carrying the wheat from Klaverack with canoes and you will have to send up money to pay the people otherwise you will not be able to get wheat and Jannetje has to be paid and the people at Klaverack I have paid uncle Staets 20 lb 10 and then he gave us 120 bushel wheat and now the canoes have gone again to fetch wheat that what is in the attic the brewer has mostly had he says the bottom of the kettle is going to have a leak again has only brewed 6 weeks 180. with that he says when you come yourself you can see it for yourself Kas has a letter from the governor we have baked the kernel he does not say anything about the bread there we will be short of double nails for the gutter I send you 10 bunches of asperges (?) and a fat lamb and some butter for you and naetje you have to send a saddle and bridle 3 ½ dozen sickles to cut hayx ½ dozen seyths Your loving wife Alida Livinghston Mr Kollens greets you A bowl for grain (?) A dozen of those big man’s shoes Lambeer and 2 Frenchmen are with the prisoners (?) at Albany
In the menner of Livinghston 1712 May 14 I have no salt
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