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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03337 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [082] 1774-1775 |
| Title | Agreement to dig iron ore for Robert Livingston |
| Date | 21 November 1775 |
| Author | Moore, Martin (fl. 1775) |
| Additional authors | Davison, Benjamin (fl. 1775); Phelps, Shardrach (fl. 1775) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | The document states that William Smith, Benjamin Davison, Martin Moor, and Shadrach Phelps agreed to dig iron ore on the hill where William Smith lives on the Manor of Livingston, in return for a reasonable sum from Robert Livingston, Jr. Also signed by Shadrach Phelps, and Benjamin Davison, who signed with his mark. |
| Subjects | Finance Mining Labor |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Manor of Livingston, New York |
| Theme | Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |