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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02143 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [050] 1721 |
| Title | William Burnet to Robert Livingston regarding possession of the land called Niagara |
| Date | 1 January 1721 |
| Author | Burnet, William (1688-1729) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Burnet asks Livingston if the Senecas gave the land called Niagara to the English while Coll, Thomas Dongan was still in office, and before the French conquered that territory. He asks that either Livingston or his son look through the old records of Indian Affairs to see if such a proposition was ever made. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Government and Civics Military History Canada France Global History and Civics Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Treaty |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Dongan, Thomas (1634-1715) Burnet, William (1688-1729) |
| Place written | Catskill, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |