Livingston family papers, 1787-1915
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0793
- Bib ID:
- 4079038 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Livingston Family
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 4 linear feet (5 boxes)
- Language(s):
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English
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Description
Summary
Letters chiefly written to James Duane Livingston, 1787-1893, and documents, 1785-1915. The letters relate to the Livingston family affairs, principally matters concerning the family estate "Livingston Manor" and they are most numerous for the period 1787 to 1840. There are, however, two informative letters dated 1858 and 1860 from members of the family situated in San Francisco. The documents consist of wills, surveys, checks, notes, accounts, and similar papers. Also, a quantity of miscellaneous clippings, mementos, and the like.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged remainder listed.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Livingston Family Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Livingston family. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/--/50. Accession number--M-50-05.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.
Revision Description
2009-07-07 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
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Box 11 Folder 1
Robert Livingston to Alice Livingston, 17, July 1787
Box 1 Folder 2
Samuel Seabury (Bishop of Conn.) to John Moore, 19, February1788
Box 1 Folder 3
Robert Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow, 13 February1974 New York, February1974
Box 1 Folder 4
Charles Swift to Wm. H. Ludlow, 11 September 1794 New York, September 1794
Box 1 Folder 5
Charles Swift to Wm. H. Ludlow, 20 September 1784 New York., September 1784
Box 1 Folder 6
Alice Livingston to David Lawrence, 10 November 1794 New York, November 1794
Box 1 Folder 7
Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow, 10 November 1784 New York, November 1784
Box 1 Folder 8
Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow?, 8 December 1794 New York., December 1794
Box 1 Folder 9
Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow, 2l April 1795 New York., April 1795
Box 1 Folder 10
Charles Swift to Wm. H. Ludlow, 22 June 1795 New York, June 1795
Box 1 Folder 11
Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow. 10 April 1797 New York, April 1797
Box 1 Folder 12
Maria Church to the Misses Kemp, ca. 1802
Box 1 Folder 13
Jane Kemp to Mrs. Bard, 5 April 1802 Haddiston, April 1802
Box 1 Folder 14
Joaquin J. Garcia to Mrs. Craufurd [sic], 6 March1807 Havana, March1807
Box 1 Folder 15
Wm. & J. Snell to John Swift, 14 March1819 Elklands, March1819
Box 1 Folder 16
Wm. & J. Snell to John [sic] Duane Livingston, 5 August 1819 Elklands, August 1819
Box 1 Folder 17
Wm. & J. Snell to John [sic] Duane Livingston 16 November 1819 Elklands., November 1819
Box 1 Folder 18
James Ecroyd to James Duane Livingston, 21 January (?) 1820Muncey Creek
Box 1 Folder 19
J. & Wm. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 20 March1820 Elklands, March1820
Box 1 Folder 20
James Ecroyd to Thomas Livingston, 7 April 1820 Muncey; 29 April 1820 (forwarded to John S. Livingston), April 1820, April 1820
Box 1 Folder 21
John Snell to James Duane Livingston, 8 May 1820 Elklands, May 1820
Box 1 Folder 22
John Snell to James Duane Livingston, 20 March1821 Elklands, March1821
Box 1 Folder 23
James Duane Livingston to Robert [Livingston?], 5 November 1821 Staatsburgh, November 1821
Box 1 Folder 24
Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 14, February1822
Box 1 Folder 25
Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 30 March1822 Lycoming County, March1822
Box 1 Folder 26
Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, l4 August 1822 Lycoming County, August 1822
Box 1 Folder 27
Joseph R. Priestley to James Duane Livingston, 13 January 1823 Northumberland, January 1823
Box 1 Folder 28
Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, l4 June 182U, Muncey
Box 1 Folder 29
Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 23 August 1824 Elklands, August 1824
Box 1 Folder 30
James Duane Livingston to Mr. Snell (file copy), 4 /010/1824 Staatsburgh, /010/1824
Box 1 Folder 31
W & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 7 November 1824 Elklands, November 1824
Box 1 Folder 32
John S. Livingston to James Duane Livingston, rec'd 22, April 1826
Box 1 Folder 33
Samuel Rogers to James Duane Livingston, 29 November 1827 Muncey, November 1827
Box 1 Folder 34
AL, unsigned. Draft of a letter from John Snell to one of the Livingstons, ca. 1928
Box 1 Folder 35
John Snell to James Duane Livingston, lU January 1828 Elklands, January 1828
Box 1 Folder 36
John Wetherald to James Duane Iivingston, 21 January 1828 Elizabethtown, January 1828
Box 1 Folder 37
Samuel Rogers to James Duane Livingston, 29 January 1828 Muncey, January 1828
Box 1 Folder 38
John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 16 February1828 Muncey, February1828
Box 1 Folder 39
[Samuel Rogers] [signer's name lost] to James Duane Livingston, 5 March1828 Muncey, March1828
Box 1 Folder 40
John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 11 March1828 Muncey, March1828
Box 1 Folder 41
(2) James Duane Livingston to J. Pumpelly (file copies) 20 August & 3 September, 1828 ) Staatsburgh, September, 1828
Box 1 Folder 42
John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 30 January 1829 Muncey, January 1829
Box 1 Folder 43
Sherman Page to James Duane Livingston, 9 May (1829) Unadilla
Box 1 Folder 44
James Duane Livingston to Mr. Pumpelly ( file copy) 24 June 1829 Staatsburgh, June 1829
Box 1 Folder 45
John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 6 May 1631 Loyalsock, May 1631
Box 1 Folder 46
A. A. Brown to James Duane Livingston, 3 February1834 Philadelphia., February1834
Box 1 Folder 47
A. A. Brown to James Duane Livingston, 11 February1834 Philadelphia., February1834
Box 1 Folder 48
John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 18 November 1835 "Springfield" Loyalsock, November 1835
Box 1 Folder 49
John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 23 January 1836 Loyalsock, January 1836
Box 1 Folder 50
John S. Livingston to James [Duane Livingston], 17 February1836 Tivoli, February1836
Box 1 Folder 51
John S. Livingston to James Duane Livingston (plus related doc.) 10 March1836 "Tivoli", March1836
Box 1 Folder 52
Cambridge Livingston to John Wetherald (file copy), 20 November 1843 New York, November 1843
Box 1 Folder 53
Cambridge Livingston to Wm. Johnson (file copy), 20 November 1843 New York, November 1843
Box 1 Folder 54
E. P. Cowles (?) to Charles J. Livingston, 26 April 1847 Hudson, April 1847
Box 1 Folder 55
W. P. En[-] to Charles J. Livingston (plus 2 notes, stock shares) ca.:, 1850
Box 1 Folder 56
Mrs. H. W. Livingston (Angelica Urquhart Livingston) to Mr. & Mrs. Charles Livingston (formal invitation), 20, /010/1851
Box 1 Folder 57
W. C. Moore to Charles J. Livingston, 17 May 1858 New York, May 1858
Box 1 Folder 58
J. B. Merry to Mrs. Thomas H. Merry (his grandmother), 3 August 1858 San Francisco, August 1858
Box 1 Folder 59
J. E. Rockwell to Mrs. Charlotte Livingston, 19 April 1860 San Francisco, April 1860
Box 1 Folder 60
H. W. Norman to Charlotte (Mrs. C. J.) Livingston, London, 1878 March 25
Box 1 Folder 61
Julia C. Stout to Charlotte (Mrs. C. J.) Livingston, 22 January 1881 Paris, January 1881
Box 1 Folder 62
H. W. Norman to Mrs. Livingston, 8 November 1881 London, November 1881
Box 1 Folder 63
Anna Talbot Gherardi to Mrs. Livingston, 27 January 1882 Nice, January 1882
Box 1 Folder 64
Joseph Polchinski to Henry C. Merry, 10 November 1893 Westchester, November 1893
Box 1 Folder 65
William Livingston to Alexander Hamilton, 11 December 1789 New York, December 1789
Box 1 Folder 66
James-Chalmer to Walter Rutherford, 1 November 1796 London, November 1796
Box 1 Folder 67
Alice Swift Livingston to William Ludlow, 27 July 1797 New York, July 1797
Box 1 Folder 68
Ann Robertson to Walter Rutherford, Sent. 1797 Hampstead, Eng., 1797
Box 1 Folder 69
William North to James Morris, 7, March1798 undated, March1798, undated
Box 1 Folder 70
Richard Harrison to James Morris, 24 August 1799 New York, August 1799
Box 1 Folder 71
James Ghalmer to James Morris, 2 Sent. 1801 [London] (with copy of a letter from Chalmer to Morris, 4 August 1801), 1801
Box 1 Folder 72
William Livingston to Noah Wells, 18 January 1747/8, New York
Box 1 Folder 73
William Livingston to Noah Wells, 19 January 1748 (?), New York, January 1748
Box 1 Folder 74
Philip Philip Livingston to William Ward, 21 December 1765 Kingston, Jamaica, December 1765
Box 1 Folder 75
M. Livingston to William Russell, 29 May 1782 Williamsburg, May 1782
Box 1 Folder 76
Robert R. Livingston to George Washington, 25 December 1782 Philadelphia, December 1782
Box 1 Folder 77
Henry Livingston, Jr. to Gilbert Livingston [November 1783]
Box 1 Folder 78
Peter Robert Livingston to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 30 January 1789 Manor Livingston, January 1789
Box 1 Folder 79
Robert R. Livingston to Simeon DeWitt, 6 February1799 Clermont, February1799
Box 1 Folder 80
Philip Livingston to Jacob Read, 23 February1801 New York, February1801
Box 1 Folder 81
Robert R. Livingston to Samuel Latham Mitchil, 12 February1802 Paris, February1802
Box 1 Folder 82
Robert R. Livingston to William Patterson, 20 June 1804 Paris, June 1804
Box 1 Folder 83
Robert R. Livingston to James (?) Greenleaf, 6 November 1807 Clermont, November 1807
Box 1 Folder 84
Robert R. Livingston to Amos Baton, 29 May 1809 Clermont, May 1809
Box 1 Folder 85
M. Livingston (?) to Mary Armstrong, 10 /010/1838Staatsburgh
Box 1 Folder 86
Luigi Palma di Cesnola to William Smith Livingston et al., 21 September 1887 New York, September 1887
Box 1 Folder 87
Arthur w. Spruance to fo8.11iam Smith Livingston, 16 August 1891 Wilmington., August 1891
Box 1 Folder 88
Hugh H. Hamill to Mrs. Augusta Green Blackwell Livingston, 26 January 1892 Trenton, January 1892
Box 2 Folder 1
Lease agreement between Robert Livingston and James Van Deusen, 11; Marchl785
Box 2 Folder 2
Willcox Robert C. Livingston, with codicil of 5 August 1791 2 June 1790, August 1791, June 1790
Box 2 Folder 3
Title transfer to Robert Ralston: reference to "Springfield", Loyalsock Creek, Northumberland County, Penn., 30 December l791
Box 2 Folder 4
Will of Robert C. Livingston, 4 August l794
Box 2 Folder 5
Lease agreement between W. Wilson & [---] Livingston: INCOMPLETE, 1797
Box 2 Folder 6
Account. against executors of Robert C. Livingston estate, 1, July 1798
Box 2 Folder 7
Will of John swift (copy); formerly filed with ALS J. J, Garcia, 6 March1801 18 December 1802, March1801, December 1802
Box 2 Folder 8
Survey Plat, subdivision of Livingston Manor, small version, l803. Flat Box 283
Box 2 Folder 9
Survey Plat, subdivision of Livingston Manor, large version, 1801 Flat Box, 1801
Box 2 Folder 10
Survey description of lands in Chemung, Tioga County (now Chemung County), New York, after, 1804
Box 2 Folder 11
Certificate oi balloting of certain Livingston lands, 29, March1805
Box 2 Folder 12
Survey Plat of lands of James Duane Livingston, 1808
Box 2 Folder 13
Marriage settlement between John Cox Stevens and Maria C. Livingston, 27, December 1609
Box 2 Folder 14
Petition to New York Legislature against certain Livingston lands, 1811
Box 2 Folder 15
Account book, 1809-1816
Box 2 Folder 16
Tax bill against certain Livingston lands, 1821
Box 2 Folder 17
Tax bill against certain Livingston lands, 1822
Box 2 Folder 18
Accounts, etc., 1827-1828
Box 2 Folder 19
Note for $377. John Wetherald and William Johnson to James Duane Livingston, 12, February1836
Box 2 Folder 20
Survey Plat, lot #2, Livingston Manor, property of heirs of James D. Livingston, ca. 1810
Box 2 Folder 21
Check for $32; Charles J. Livingston to Henry Jenkins, Poughkeepsie, 8, December 1816
Box 2 Folder 22
Check for $100; Charles J. Livingston to Henry G. Wheaton, Hudson, 23, June 1817
Box 2 Folder 23
Miscellaneous. Clippings, Mementoes, etc.
Box 2 Folder 24
Miscellaneous documents relating to James Robertson
Box 2 Folder 25
James Livingston, receipt to Mary Van Home, 17 March1741 & John Jauncey, receipt to David Van Home, 4 March1741, March1741, March1741
Box 2 Folder 26
Mary Livingston, receipt to David Van Home, 2, December 1741
Box 2 Folder 27
John Livingston, receipt to David Van Home, 27, September 1742
Box 2 Folder 28
Elisabeth Livingston, receipt to David Van Home, 16 August 1745 & Mary Livingston receipt to Samuel Van Home, 10 September 1745, August 1745, September 1745
Box 2 Folder 29
Margaret Beekman Livingston (Mrs Robert R.), statement giving tablecloth to her daughter Joanna, 28, June 1798
Box 2 Folder 30
Robert James Livingston, receipt to Joanna Livingston, 24, February1803
Box 2 Folder 31
Mrs P. Livingston, charitable subscription, signed by Catha. Lew., ca. 1823
Box 2 Folder 32
Livingston family, Marketing from 1831 to 1834 inclusive, account book, 1831, 1834
Box 2 Folder 33
William Smith Livingston, receipt from The American Museum of Natural History, November 1883
Box 2 Folder 34
Robert Armstrong Livingston, temperance pledge, 10 Oct 1889 & Robert Armstrong Livingston to William Smith Livingston, 28 Oct, 1889 New York, 1889, 1889
Box 2 Folder 35
Mary Livingston Potter Green (Mrs Charles E.), copy of her will, 1904-1906
Box 2 Folder 36
Blackwell & Green families, misc.