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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02864 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [070] 1752-1754 |
| Title | Testimony regarding the Livingston's rights to Taghkanic and the Manor |
| Date | 23 August 1753 |
| Author | Loomis, Thomis (fl. 1753) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | In the trial of Robert and Johannis Van Deusen v. Josiah Loomis, Thomis Loomis declares: "That about five Years agoe he heard his Brother Josiah Loomis declare that he held & possessed a Farm at Taghkanick by Leave of Philip Livingston Deceased, and that about a Year agoe the said Josiah Loomis Shewed this Deponent a Letter from Robert Livingston Junr. Esqr. of the Manor of Livingston Directed to him the Said Josiah which this Deponent read in which letter the said Robert Livingston Junr. forbid his the Said Josiah Continuing any Longer on the said Farm." |
| Subjects | Boundary or Property Dispute Law Landlord and Tenant |
| People | Livingston, Philip (1686-1749) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) van Deusen, Johannis (1729-1803) van Deusen, Robert (1700-1777) Loomis, Josiah (1708-1800) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |