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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03343 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [083] 1776 |
| Title | Henry Livingston to his father, Robert Livingston re: mounting tension in New York |
| Date | 26 March 1776 |
| Author | Livingston, Henry (1753-1823) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Henry writes that he has just returned to New York, only to find it in disarray. "[O]n our arrival here we found this City in a most disagreeable state, in every street, their is a Barrier erected, to prevent the landing of troops, people moving out of the town very fast, hourly is expected ... all the men far and near that can be procured." Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Refugees Military History Revolutionary War Global History and Civics |
| People | Livingston, Henry (1753-1823) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |