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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00658 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [028] 1701 |
| Title | Duncan Campbell to Robert Livingston regarding the discovery of Samuel Vetch's abandoned ship |
| Date | 27 November 1701 |
| Author | Campbell, Duncan (fl. 1694-1701) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Campbell sends the account of Lt. Governor Nanfan pertaining to Samuel Vetch's abandoned ship, in which it claimed contraband items (18 casks of brands, beaver skins, scarlet cloth) were found on board. He says "wee all Long to heare what is become of Capt. Vetch," adding to the mystery of the ship's grounding. |
| Subjects | Smuggling Fur Trade Textile Alcohol Maritime Merchants and Trade Commerce Disaster |
| People | Campbell, Duncan (fl. 1694-1701) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |