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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03703 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [110] Undated: Miscellany |
| Title | Robert Livingston to "your Excellency" discussing settling the line between Massachusetts and New York |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert Livingston writes that now that his "Excellency" is the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, he may finally resolve the violent boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New York. He adds that it is unfortunate that such hostilities persist between the two colonies, especially at a time when Great Britain is engulfed in a war with "a powerful enemy." He concludes: "And as to such a Settlement I am so far from any apprehensions about my title to what I possess that I would use my utmost Endeavours to Encourage & Expedite it; And if the Claim of the Massachusets Shall be found to Stand the test before a proper judicature, I must peaceably asquiese, but as to being dragoon'd out of my Estate, I shall always beg Leave to be excused." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute Law Judiciary Global History and Civics Military History French and Indian War France |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Foreign Affairs; French & Indian Wars |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |