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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02904 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [071] 1755 |
| Title | William Elphinstone to Robert Livingston re: sympathy for illness in the family |
| Date | 31 July 1755 |
| Author | Elphinstone, William (fl. 1755) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | William Elphinstone sends his sympathy to Robert, who suffers the double burden of a sore knee and a very ill son. He also states that he and his wife have grown tired of traveling, and asks Robert for his advice on where they should settle down to start a small trading business. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Health and Medical Travel Immigration and Migration Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |