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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02620 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [064] 1741 |
| Title | Letter to Robert Livingston re: prohibition on exportation of provisions |
| Date | 20 May 1741 |
| Author | Leyborne, Rossey, & Rockiliff (fl. 1741) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Leyborne, Rossley, and Rockiliff state that they have just been informed of a new law that prohibits the exportation of wheat, flour, and biscuit to the Kingdom of Portugal. They request, however, that they not be forced to pay a penalty due to the new restriction. Followed by a note from Morton Rockiliff discussing a trading payment. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Embargo Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Wheat Diet and Nutrition Global History and Civics Finance |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |