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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02979 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [072] 1756 |
| Title | Robert Livingston to "his Lordship" re: incomplete sale of cattle and the threat from Canada |
| Date | 27 August 1756 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Robert. expresses his annoyance with "his Lordship," who ordered a large quantity of cattle and then decided not to complete the transaction. Robert consents to follow "his Lordship's" desire, but "wished my Lord had been pleased to have suffer'd me at Least to Compleat that Engagement." He also expresses concern for his country's security, and "fear[s] we shall never live in peace till Canada be in our possession." |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Diet and Nutrition Finance Global History and Civics France Canada French and Indian War Military History |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Manor of Livingston, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; French & Indian Wars; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |