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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03408 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [085] 1780-1781 |
| Title | Teunis Van Vechten to Robert Livingston re: iron trade |
| Date | 4 September 1781 |
| Author | Van Vechten, Teunis (1707-1785) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Van Vechten discusses the selling price of iron and makes arrangements to ship some to Robert. He also mentions that "The Inhabitants of this place are in great unesiness [sic] for the City, as there are informations that the Enemy in Canada have a design to send their emissaries to try to destroy it by Fire, which I hope the Lord will be pleased to prevent." Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Industry Commerce Disaster Canada Global History and Civics Military History Revolutionary War Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Religion |
| People | Van Vechten, Teunis (1707-1785) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Industry; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Religion; 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 |