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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03229 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [079] 1770 |
| Title | Philip J. Livingston to his uncle, Robert Livingston re: decision to move to Dutchess County |
| Date | 25 January 1770 |
| Author | Livingston, Philip (1716-1778) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert's nephew Philip J. Livingston writes that he will be moving to Dutchess County from New York City, and explains "My Reasons for this proposed change of settlement arise from the great Decline of Business in our Profession in the City, owing as well to the Badness of the Times, as to the Increasing Number of attornies, who if not shortly restrained as to Numbers, will overrun the whole Province." He mentions Red Hook as a possible place of settlement, and asks Robert if he thinks it a good place to make a decent living. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Immigration and Migration Law Economics Finance |
| People | Livingston, Philip (1716-1778) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |