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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03411 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [085] 1780-1781 |
| Title | Robert Cambridge Livingston to his father, Robert Livingston re: trade in Philadelphia and health of his wife |
| Date | 12 October 1781 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert Cambridge writes that due to a drought, the buck wheat crop is not as good as was expected. He also states that trade in Philadelphia is profitable, but goes on to note that it is "frequently subject to great checks from the extravagant hazards of Individuals who for the sake of immoderate prospects unnecessarily expose the welfare & happiness of their families." Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Finance Economics Merchants and Trade Commerce Wheat Diet and Nutrition Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Bensalem, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |