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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03674 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [093] 1789 |
| Title | Walter Livingston to Robert Livingston regarding state finances |
| Date | 20 December 1789 |
| Author | Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "The bare attempt [of Congress] to adopt the State Debts will have an effect on the price of State Securities as many people will Speculate in them, especially as the Continental Debt has risen in price beyond their expectation and it now requires a large Capital to purchase any considerable quantity of that kind of paper." Walter also discusses a forthcoming legal action against Chancellor Robert Livingston (1746-1813). |
| Subjects | Congress Government and Civics Finance Debt Economics Assumption of State Debt Law Coins and Currency |
| People | Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |