to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: contested boundaries on the Manor

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: contested boundaries on the Manor

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GLC#
GLC03107.02682-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1743/06/09
Author/Creator
Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749
Title
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: contested boundaries on the Manor
Place Written
Livingston Manor, New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 20.7 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Philip writes that Indians have contested the Livingston's right to a section of the Manor, and claim that they acquired it through illegal means. However, he notes that the contested area is so small, that he will let it go, rather than become involved in a protracted lawsuit.

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