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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03317 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [082] 1774-1775 |
| Title | Agreement to be the carpenter and clerk at the forges at Maryburgh |
| Date | 26 February 1774 |
| Author | Elliott, Michael (fl. 1767-1790) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | The document states that Michael Elliott agrees with Robert Livingston "to do all such work in the carpenter & wheel wright trade, as shall be required of him" at the forge at Maryburgh on the Manor of Livingston. Elliott also agrees to let his sons work on the forge, and to board freemen or slaves when asked. Also signed and sealed by Robert Livingston. |
| Subjects | Contract Artisans Labor Industry Children and Family Slavery African American History Landlord and Tenant |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Elliott, Michael (fl. 1767-1790) |
| Place written | Manor of Livingston, New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Industry; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |