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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.276 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1754-1764 |
| Title | John Bradstreet to Peter Van Brugh Livingston regarding the use of whaleboats during the French and Indian War |
| Date | 3 February 1756 |
| Author | Bradstreet, John (1711-1774) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Peter Van Brugh |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Bradstreet, a British officer, seeks five hundred pounds to secure the use of whaleboats during the French and Indian War. |
| Subjects | Whaling Finance Military History French and Indian War Maritime |
| People | Bradstreet, John (1714-1774) Livingston, Peter Van Brugh (1710-1792) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | French & Indian Wars; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Livingston was a New York merchant in the shipping business. He later served in the first and second provincial congress of New York and was made its treasurer in 1776, serving for two years. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |