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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.00514 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [025] 1699 |
| Title | William Livingston to Robert Livingston regarding news of William's family |
| Date | 9 October 1699 |
| Author | Livingston, William (1638-1700) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Andrew Livingston, oldest son of William, joined an Indian Company and was captured. William describes his understanding of this event, and requests that Livingston do all within his power to regain the freedom of his nephew. Andrew's brother James became a sailor, and William requests that Robert write to James that he should write to his father. William writes also of his daughters and grandchildren, and of the families of their (William and Robert) sisters. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Genealogy Children and Family Military History Prisoner Prisoner of War Navy Global History and Civics Latin and South America |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Livingston, William (1638-1700) Livingston, Andrew (b. 1669) |
| Place written | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Theme | Native Americans; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |