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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00251 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [020] 1694 |
| Title | Jacob Harwood to Robert Livingston re: business in London, updating news |
| Date | 30 March 1694 |
| Author | Harwood, Jacob (fl. 1686-1695) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Harwood, who apologizes for failing to write due to a long illness, writes to Livingston to continue their correspondence and catch Livingston up on the affairs of London. Harwood discusses the possibility of Livingston's son John being schooled in London. He is apologetic to hear that the Iroquois have made peace with the French, and concludes with the topic of trade, claiming that "small furs [receive] the best price" and discussing the difficulties of finding creditors to honor credit. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Overseas Trade Health and Medical Children and Family Education France American Indian History Treaty Military History Global History and Civics Fur Trade Finance |
| People | Harwood, Jacob (fl. 1686-1695) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce; Education; Children & Family; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |