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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00839
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From Archive Folder
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The Livingston Family Papers [037] August-December 1711
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Title
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Alida Livingston to Robert Livingston: [in Dutch]
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Date
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29 September 1711
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Author
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Livingston, Alida Schuyler (1656-1729)
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Recipient
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Livingston, Robert
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Document Type
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Correspondence
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Subjects
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Woman Author Women's History Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce
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People
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Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Livingston, Alida Schuyler (1656-1729)
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Place written
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Manor of Livingston, New York
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Theme
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Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History
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Sub-collection
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The Livingston Family Papers
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Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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Translation
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Show/hide Download PDF 1711 Sept. 29
My dear husband
I have already received the goods of Johannes van Naele and have sent Gijsbert to buy 50 fat animals and have since learned from Viele that our fleet got dispersed in bad weather and xxxxx has had damage it is sad news for all the country-people Dirck Brad(oom) has been taken by the French Indians from......(estieghrey?) so it would have been better had it never started please do not incur any debts for we need money to pay for our wheat the farmers come for white konbeers and red and colored cotton and blue ironstrong a piece fine blue strowaters and blue (for laundry) and starch then we can help the farmers a piece of black crepe we really should lend Gysbert some goods in the Sopus he is saying something about that cloth that it is coarse we should take Hillegart’s goods from her hands we need salt I am glad that you have paid the money to pay our debts in England a half dozen augers to nail singles and .......I have paid Franck Salsberrie 80 lb. and he still has 44 lb. coming you should pay that to Japick Maris and have paid Wil his 60 lb. so you (have) money to pay uncle and Jannetje
147. and Dirk Wessels’ son has brought 455 bushel wheat and that should now also be in money I think that we will bake that yet I think that we will still keep the brewing that he will not take it altogether out of your hands I have wished long enough that it would go this way to give them hard bread now we have (our choice?) and all the priviliges Secket has now gone to repair the storage house (shop?) you can not get any animals for goods we have 33 half of it for xxxx money and the other half for good Gijsbert will come xxxx back if he has made the round amongst the farmers to get it up to 50 Your loving Wife Alida Livinghston I hear from Naetje with greetings to milady 1711 Septemb 29 There are a hundred French Indians they say on the coast
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