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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03330 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [082] 1774-1775 |
| Title | Walter Livingston to his father, Robert Livingston re: news of American troops |
| Date | 21 June 1775 |
| Author | Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Walter writes that he has heard of plans to send troops to New York under General Worcester, and notes that Coll. [George] Washington, "a good soldier and a man of sense," is to be appointed commander-in-chief of the American forces. He also asks his father to assist him in obtaining the office of Paymaster General for the province of New York. Docketed on recto. |
| Subjects | Office Seeker Military History Government and Civics Global History and Civics Revolutionary War President Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Livingston, Cornelia Schuyler Schuyler (1746-1822) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; The American Revolution; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |