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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03430 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [086] 1782 |
| Title | William Livingston to his brother, Robert Livingston re: refusal to grant passport to Philip Schuyler |
| Date | 22 April 1782 |
| Author | Livingston, William (1723-1790) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | William states that he may not oblige his sister's request to grant Philip Schuyler passage to New York and explains: "I have never given any permission for a person to return into this State who had voluntarily left our lines to go into those of the enemy, as I am informed this Gentleman has done." He also believes that they will not have peace by the summer, "But next Spring, I believe we must have it, as the people of England, among many other reasons that inspire that hope, are turning Liberty-boys in shoals, and are determined, whether the royal Fool will hear or not, to besiege his throne with petitions and remonstrances against the farther prosecution of the war." Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Petition Politics Loyalist Children and Family Women's History |
| People | Livingston, William (1723-1790) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Alexander, Sarah Livingston, Lady Stirling (1725-1805) |
| Place written | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |