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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00657 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [028] 1701 |
| Title | Robert Watts to Robert Livingston regarding the discovery of Samuel Vetch's abandoned ship |
| Date | 26 November 1701 |
| Author | Watts, Robert (fl. 1701) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Watts writes of the suppositions surrounding Samuel Vetch's ship, still laden with its cargo of spirits and furs. Capt. Vetch's journal of the excursion, along with his papers (receipts for the illicit goods and the like), were discovered aboard the abandoned ship, and it is presumed that some of the cargo had been previously off-loaded (adding to hopes of Vetch's survival). Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Disaster Maritime Merchants and Trade Commerce Alcohol Fur Trade Smuggling |
| People | Watts, Robert (fl. 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 |