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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00616 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [028] 1701 |
| Title | John Riggs to Robert Livingston regarding the death of King James II |
| Date | 6 July 1701 |
| Author | Riggs, John (fl. 1699-1701) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Riggs writes with news of the death of former King James II, known afterwards as the 'Old Pretender.' Having not received any news from London, Riggs assumes that an embargo is in effect, and writes of a murderer who confessed to his crimes in the jail at Hartford. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Death Government and Civics Politics Embargo Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Crime Criminals and Outlaws Prisoner |
| People | Riggs, John (fl. 1699-1701) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Stuart, James (1633-1701) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |