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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00903
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From Archive Folder
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The Livingston Family Papers [038] 1712
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Title
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Alida Livingston to Robert Livingston re: [in Dutch]
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Date
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24 April 1712
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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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Content Description
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Docketed on address leaf.
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Subjects
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Woman Author Women's History Commerce Finance Merchants and Trade
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People
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Livingston, Alida Schuyler (1656-1729) Livingston, Robert (1688-1775)
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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 My dear husband
After you left Mr. Kas arrives and called you a swindler that you baked kernel bread and distributed it without his order and has put Voeks up to it that he will not have his people take it I believe that he will have the listmaster (?) sign xxxx xx to not take it and to write to the governor about that there are 300 breads of 5 lb. baked he does not want that it be taken without the governor’s orders the people do want to take it but they will not allow it so the governor should talk with you about that I believe that he has private orders to quarl with us they now are baking white bread again to put a spoke in to be a hindrance to bring you money the yacht should come up very quickly to let the milling be done for there is now not so much flour to get to the 13th of may if the kernel is not being baked our Robbert said that it was not in his nature to do anyone any good he called him all the rotten bastards and devils in the world so I had enough to do to quiet him down and he had given you a receipt for fine bread but not for kernel voeks now comes here and wants to have 5 ¼ lb. kernel as against 4 ½ lb bread then they want to have it you have to talk to the governor about that that 175. xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx he writes to Kas I believe that Kas also eats on his own so we will be rid of him I have sent twice and I won’t send again tin and xxxxx iron buttons and rough goods we need we need white and rough osenb. 2 whitewash brushes a bottle linseedoil black lead to clean the plates English soap and upper leather and sole leather there is a sheet of soleleather here of 26 lb. which is no good please send it voeks has taken one hundred of the breads the people wanted them and I said I did not want to bake anymore of the kernel until you wrote me about that greetings to Naetje let her go with Mistress sinneson to see milady your loving wife Alida Livinghston
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