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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.04449 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [068] 1749 |
| Title | Robert Livingston to Peter DeWitt regarding the slave trade |
| Date | 29 July 1749 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Recipient | DeWitt, Peter |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Robert Livingston describes the multiple deaths of slaves on a trading vessel, and expresses disappointment at the financial loss. |
| Subjects | Slave Trade Economics Banking Commerce Maritime Finance Merchants and Trade African American History Slavery Death |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) DeWitt, Peter (fl. 1744-1769) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |