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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00235 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [019] 1693 |
| Title | Jacob Harwood to Robert Livingston re: Harwood's business dealings with Thomas Dongan |
| Date | 22 August 1693 |
| Author | Harwood, Jacob (fl. 1686-1695) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Harwood recounts the difficulties in causing former Governor Dongan to pay his debts. Dongan was indebted to Harwood, and when Harwood decided to take legal action, Dongan bribed two clerks to withhold Harwood's petition from the council of the treasury for five weeks, after which time the council ruled in Harwood's favor. Furthermore, Harwood discusses the loss of confidence in shipping due to King William's "ill success" in Flanders and the loss of the Turkish fleet, which caused investors to be wary of such potentially risky investments. Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Finance Debt Law Corruption and Scandal Government and Civics Judiciary Military History Global History and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce Middle East Economics Overseas Trade |
| People | Harwood, Jacob (fl. 1686-1695) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |