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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00307.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Signed receipt from William Livingston to Elias Dayton |
| Date | 8 April 1775 |
| Author | Livingston, William (1723-1790) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Receipt written by Livingston, the future Governor of New Jersey. Countersigned by Dayton as a merchant in New Jersey and future general in Revolutionary War. Dayton was to join the Committee of Safety in New Jersey in December 1774 and Livingston was on the local committee of correspondence. Dayton was paying taxes to Livingston of over 4 pounds from 23 September 1774 to November 1774. Dayton's signed note says he received the above of William Livingston on 8 April 1775. Place written inferred from the location of Livingston's home in New Jersey. Accompanied by a second, partial receipt from 1 June 1780. The name of "David Leavett" is on the partial receipt. Also several unidentifiable fragments in an envelope. One of the fragments has the name "Borden" on it. |
| Subjects | Taxes or Taxation Government and Civics Finance Economics |
| People | Dayton, Elias (1737-1807) |
| Place written | Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |