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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02950 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [072] 1756 |
| Title | Peter van Brugh Livingston to Robert Livingston re: sudden death of their mother |
| Date | 21 February 1756 |
| Author | Livingston, Peter Van Brugh (1710-1792) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Peter explains how their mother fell ill all of a sudden and expired the previous night. He proposes depositing her remains in a vault in New York, until they may carry out her wishes and bury her next to their father in the Spring. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Death Women's History |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Livingston, Peter Van Brugh (1710-1792) Livingston, Catharine Van Brugh (1689-1756) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |