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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00654 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [028] 1701 |
| Title | David Jamison to Robert Livingston regarding news from New York |
| Date | 24 November 1701 |
| Author | Jamison, David (fl. 1691-1717) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Jamison sends word of Lord Cornbury's ill-fated first voyage to the colonies (the ship being forced to return to Plymouth, England when it lost its masts), as well as of a war in Europe in which Germany is fighting France and Sweden is fighting both Denmark and Russia ("the Saxons & Muscovites"). He also writes of a great offense to the Chief Justice of the province, and of legal machinations occurring over John Livingston's importation of (illegal) wine & brandy. Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Maritime Travel Military History France Global History and Civics Law Merchants and Trade Commerce Alcohol Canada Smuggling |
| People | Jamison, David (fl. 1691-1717) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |