Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: pear thieves

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GLC03107.01686
GLC#
GLC03107.01686-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1725/09/06
Author/Creator
Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749
Title
to Robert Livingston re: pear thieves
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
2p. : address : Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20.6 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Philip congratulates his father on finding a pear thief on his property, and urges him to punish the thief severely in order to set an example. He also discusses the fur trade, and the need to work more with the Indians. Docketed on address leaf.

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