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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00623 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [028] 1701 |
| Title | John Riggs to Robert Livingston regarding Governor Tolvin's voyage to Jamaica |
| Date | 25 July 1701 |
| Author | Riggs, John (fl. 1699-1701) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Riggs writes of the first ship come to New York after such a long period of inactivity, a ship carrying twenty eight passengers from England and France. He also describes a fleet of twenty-eight ships carrying two thousand men to accompany Governor Tolvin to his new post in Jamaica. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Maritime Navy Government and Civics Caribbean Immigration and Migration France Global History and Civics Travel |
| People | Riggs, John (fl. 1699-1701) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |