Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Livingston's petition to the Committee of Trade and Plantations

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00279 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Place Written: Whitehall, [England] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1695/08/22 Pagination: 5p.+ docket 29.9 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Livingston petitions the Committee of Trades and Plantations to reimburse him for losses accrued during altercations with the French and Indians, and the unrest of Leisler's rebellion. Livingston grounds his petition on the claim that the sum of these losses threaten his position as a merchant. Docketed on p.5 and on verso of document.

Leisler, Jacob, 1640-1691
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources