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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03268 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [081] 1773 |
| Title | Thomas Wolcott to Robert Livingston re: clearing a debt |
| Date | 1 February 1773 |
| Author | Wolcott, Thomas (fl. 1773) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Wolcott explains that he is nearly destitute, and only has one cow and heifer, which do not officially belong to him. He therefore can not use them to clear a debt with Robert, and asks if some other means of payment could be found. He further explains: "I have met with so many Losses and Disopointments that I Cannot be honest which is my greaf for I Ever Did and Do Still Entend honestly." Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Poverty Finance Debt Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Wolcott, Thomas (fl. 1773) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | Taghkanic, New York |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |