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Collection Reference Number GLC03107.01686
From Archive Folder The Livingston Family Papers [057] September-December 1725 
Title Philip Livingston to Robert Livingston re: pear thieves, his father's health and the war between the Indians and New England
Date 6 September 1725
Author Livingston, Philip (1686-1749)  
Recipient Livingston, Robert  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Philip congratulates his father on finding a pear thief on his property, and urges him to punish the thief severely in order to set an example. He also discusses the fur trade, and the need to work more with the Indians. Docketed on address leaf.
Subjects American Indian History  Agriculture and Animal Husbandry  Diet and Nutrition  Crime  Criminals and Outlaws  Law  Fur Trade  Merchants and Trade  Commerce  Finance  
People Livingston, Robert (1654-1728)  Livingston, Philip (1686-1749)  
Place written Albany, New York
Theme Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Native Americans; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection The Livingston Family Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859