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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00601 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [026] January-June 1700 |
| Title | Robert Livingston Jr. to his father, Robert Livingston, regarding his arrival in Scotland |
| Date | 6 January 1700 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert (1688-1775) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert writes to inform his father of his voyage to Scotland. He writes of the ill-treatment he had received from Captain Drommond "in kieping Me abord a month after coming to the River of Glaskow" and of the theft of a ring given him by his sister. He writes of his cold, gained from remaining on the ship, and asks to be remembered by his siblings. Also included is a letter from William Livingston to Robert, in which he writes his thanks in being entrusted with the education and upbringing of his nephew Robert. William also writes of his own sons, Andrew who was imprisoned at Carthagenia by the Spanish, and James of whom he has had no word. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Travel Crime Clothing and Accessories Health and Medical Maritime Education Global History and Civics Prisoner Prisoner of War Latin and South America |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1688-1775) Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) |
| Place written | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |