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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03384 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [084] 1777-1779 |
| Title | Robert Cambridge Livingston to Robert Livingston re: purchasing iron |
| Date | 5 February 1779 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert Cambridge writes of his plans to purchase a large quantity of iron, and applauds his father for starting up his iron works again, as he believes that the price of iron will begin to rise. He also declares his support for his father's plan to purchase slaves to work at the furnace, but notes that they may be difficult to find. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Industry Commerce Labor African American History Slavery |
| People | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Pennsylvania |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Industry; Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |