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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00468 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [025] 1699 |
| Title | John Riggs to Robert Livingston regarding a rumor that man of wars were sighted moving toward Boston |
| Date | 16 January 1699 |
| Author | Riggs, John (fl. 1699-1701) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Riggs mentions some financial business and the counting of money at home. He also mentions a rumor that man of wars were sighted moving toward Boston, but does not believe that it is true. Discusses the political situation in America and believes that they will have a new Governor soon, and names Lord Cornbury as a most likely candidate. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Finance Navy Military History Politics Government and Civics Global History and Civics Maritime |
| People | Riggs, John (fl. 1699-1701) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |