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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03334 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [082] 1774-1775 |
| Title | Robert Cambridge Livingston to his father, Robert Livingston re: trading and business arrangements |
| Date | 13 May 1775 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert Cambridge urges his father to send him all his flour and wheat, as he believes that their right to export and trade it will be curtailed in the near future. He also mentions a rumor that regiments of 2000 to 3000 soldiers are being sent to New York to defend the province against British troops that are said to be moving in that direction as well. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Military History Merchants and Trade Commerce Finance Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Diet and Nutrition Wheat |
| People | Livingston, Robert Cambridge (1742-1794) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |