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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03569 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [089] 1785 |
| Title | James Duane to Robert Livingston re: Congress to stay in New York |
| Date | 6 January 1785 |
| Author | Duane, James (1733-1797)) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | James Duane names the men appointed by Congress to be Federal Court judges, and notes that he is responsible for preparing the opening of the court, which he expects to be a difficult task. Duane also states that Congress has adjourned to New York, and he expects "this Measure will be of advantage to the City & State by making it for a season - perhaps a long one - the Center of the Union, and by increasing a Circulation of Specie, and the consumption at Market." Docketed on p.4. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Finance Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress Judiciary Coins and Currency |
| People | Duane, James (1733-1797)) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |