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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00927
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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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10 November 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 (1654-1728)
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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 send you 80 barrels of beer and 39 barrels of flour flour in 2 sacks (is xxxxxx contained in 40 xsmall barrels to save flour barrels?) 13 bushel peas 13 and light (?) beer 6 casks quarts and 2 deer/ hard ones (?) and 2 side ones sides and tail piece and a xxxxgoose 7 ducks and please bring along 6 blue xxxxxxx sides konbeers and the cask xxxxxx of gunpowder as you xxxx have on the list you took with you if all goes well please give Simneson a side of deer and a barrel of butter and a small bag with mints I have sent my chest off with linen and silver work as it had to be done last year/xxxx was last year with a silk garment in it let it sit at madam simneson and give the governor a deer and a side and the one deer Robbert wants to honor (him with?) and give the governor 3 barrels of good beer and 3 small ones for a taste let Klerck have a side I am sending you the ..... (eek = oak??) barrel for/.....eek (?) we have not much fat in what we slaughtered and little fat for candles you have to bring some good pieces of fat meat along in quarters gijsbert writes for the negro boy you have promised him Robbert’s goods have all been packed to go to England I hope that all will work out to your contentment that we will be ready/through in England xxthat we can move on an even keel I send you 2 guineas if he goes so please give them to him otherwise return them but hope that he will have a happy voyage if it pleases God and that he will use his time well 190. I am sending you the barrel to put .....(eek?) in we need some........(Laseysers?) and double nails perhaps you can get them there cheap from Perre Adrian has not brought sand nor oysters (?) I send you the pelts and a package of beavers I think Miss Drayers will buy it 17 ½ lb. xxxxxxxx please buy 2 dozen rough hats I send you 5 konbeers that mostly (is being looked at?) the other we have stopped if we will sell them I do not know the cooper’s wife is on board and has a barrel to salt some good pieces of meat in with salt buy some.....for candles unmelted you can buy Robbert some cakes for his voyage with this be commended to the Lord your loving wife Alida Livinghston
do speak to Robbert and tell him that he should use his time well for now is the time and make sure he does not speak ill of the governor I long to hear from Naetje to hear from her whether or not she has gone to Boston and has arrived well there
in the manor of Livinghston 1712 November 10th
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