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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03383 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [084] 1777-1779 |
| Title | Robert Cambridge Livingston to his father, Robert Livingston re: decline to purchase a house |
| Date | 20 January 1779 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert Cambridge thanks his father for recommending a house to him, but decides that he will wait to purchase one until both the war and his own personal affairs are settled. He explains that a large shipment of iron has just arrived, and though some of it is of poor quality, Robert Cambridge strongly encourages his father to purchase it. He also notes that it is wiser to invest in trade rather than land at the moment. Docket and AN on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Industry |
| People | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Pennsylvania |
| Theme | 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 |