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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02830 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [069] 1750-1751 |
| Title | William Livingston to Robert Livingston re: challenging claims to ownership of the Manor |
| Date | 25 November 1751 |
| Author | Livingston, William (1723-1790) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | William expresses his regret that Robert is "disturbed in the possession" of his estate, and states: "If I had Leisure to assume the Moralist, I might here observe on the Inquietude of mortal Life, & the constant Flux and Mutability of sublunary happiness. Let it suffice it to say that Providence hath wisely ordered a perpetual vicissitude in human affairs, to prevent our too great Attachment to the world . . . & to remind us that true & substantial Happiness is not to be acquired on this side the grave." Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Religion Philosophy Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Livingston, William (1723-1790) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Religion; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |