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1756/03/23
Livingston, John (1714-1786)
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: awaiting Robert, Jr.'s sloop
John writes that he awaits the arrival of Robert, Jr.'s sloop, so that they may send their mother's body up to the Manor.
GLC03107.02960
1762/07/26
Newkerck, Cornelius
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: denial of debt to Robert Livingston, Jr.
Newkerck writes that he has been informed that his uncle died with an outstanding debt to Robert, Jr., but notes that he is not his uncle's heir and not responsible for paying his debts. He refers Robert, Jr. to his uncle's widow and her new husband...
GLC03107.02994
22 June 1657
Gookin, Daniel (fl. 1657)
Summons for Eliz. Ball.
Written by Gookin as a jurist in the Court of Assistants. Addressed to the Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts. Ball was accused of breach of the peace and ordered to appear at court in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Ball, wife of settler John Ball...
GLC04261
8 August 1699
Penn, William (1644-1718)
[Partially-printed Quaker marriage certificate between Richard Richardson and Elizabeth Collard]
Marriage certificate signed by 67 other Quakers. William Penn's is the first signature. A separate section of signatures is designated: "relations." Document is dirty around edges.
GLC04055
1684-1844
Middlesex County Virginia documents [Decimalized: .01-.85]
A collection of eighty seven documents, many regarding the slave trade in Middlesex County Virginia. Includes by-laws for Colored Ladies Lincoln Association and a document regarding a freeman emancipating an enslaved person who will be his wife....
GLC03434
4 February 1697
O'Neal, Thomas
[Will of Thomas O'Neal]
The will of Thomas O'Neal. Lists how his possessions, including a feather bed, fish plate, looking glass, tankard, great chest, smoothing iron, etc., should be divided between his daughters, Sarah O'Neal and Mary Atwood.
GLC03434.19
7 November 1692
Smith, John (fl. 1692)
[Indenture of Mary Gorms to John Smith]
Mary Gorms indentures herself "freely, volintarily, and of her own accord" to John Smith for five years. She had previously been in the service of Thomas Williams. Smith must provide her with food and lodging. Signed by Smith and Gorms, with her...
GLC03434.68
1733
Great Britain. Acts.
Act...paying off..South Sea annuities...for establishing the colony of Georgia
Act of Parliament that pays off one million South Sea annuities, and using money for various purposes, including "Marriage Portion of the Princess Royal," in establishing the colony of Georgia, and paying debt. Act also makes reference to building...
GLC03498
14 September 1699
Cotton, John (1640-1699)
to Joseph Lord
Cotton writes from Charleston, South Carolina, where he had been called in 1698, to Joseph Lord, a minister at Dorchester, South Carolina. Lord had sailed to South Carolina with Cotton in November 1698. Speaks of mutual acquaintances in Charleston...
GLC05508.002
16 April 1673
Bradstreet, Simon (fl. 1673)
Elizabeth Stevenes widow being now in the 60 year of my age.
Deposition sworn before Bradstreet concerning the medical mis-treatment of her brother's son Samuel.
GLC05534
29 February 1647
Winthrop, John (1588-1649)
Patience Wilsons bill present unto the honoured court 29 (2) 1647.
Also signed by Will Colbron, John Jackson, and Speaker of the House Joseph Sills. An itemized bill for an addition to the prison. Docketed. Signed on the verso as Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop refers the bill to Magistrate...
GLC05583
30 June 1743
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 759 (June 30, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of the Dutchess of Buckingham. Prints the speech by King George II ending the Sessions of Parliament. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4....
GLC06670.021
4 August 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 764 (August 4, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Announces the death of England's Princess Teresa Benedictina Maria Barbara of smallpox, and her sister's contraction of the same disease. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2...
GLC06670.026
11 August 1743
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 765 (August 11, 1743)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4. News of a young woman convicted of wearing men's clothing and passing herself as a sailor. Adds that she was a dextrous...
GLC06670.027
8 January 1745
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 839 (January 8, 1745)]
Signed by Mary Sandwith and Margaret Child. Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Article from the representative of the king's council of New Jersey continued from issue number 837 regarding new bills and policies....
GLC06670.042
27 February 1750
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1107 (February 27, 1750)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Open letter from "Britannicus" to "The Fool" discussing conscience. Poem from Mrs. Jenny Hamilton to Mrs. Duck about love and marriage. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2...
GLC06670.133
27 March 1750
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1111 (March 27, 1750)]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. News of a book burning in Vienna due to the unfavorable portrayal of Bohemian history and the empress queen herself. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4....
GLC06670.137
2 August 1750
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1129 (August 2, 1750)] [Incomplete]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit page 2. Reports the rescue of a French ship carrying men, women, and children bound for Penobscot Bay. Pages 1 and 2 only.
GLC06670.149
2 April 1660
Bellingham, Richard (fl. 1860)
[Evidence taken against Mary Tuste for libel against jurors who had found her husband guilty in a trial in May 1659].
Deposition of John Winsley taken by Bellingham as Royal Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Plaintiffs are not named. Bellingham was Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony three times.
GLC02468.03
17 March 1680
Carteret, Philip (fl. 1680)
[Petition of Joane Wooledge].
Also signed by Francis Williamson and one other person. Joane Wooledge petitions to be given her cousin, Robert Hoskins's estate, since he has no will or heir. Further, she asks that Captain Henry Greenland and James Boller be appointed her...
GLC02468.09
no date
Leisler, Jacob (fl. 1698-1700)
[Legal document between Francina Staats and Jacob Leisler]
Fragment of a land inheritance document between Francina Staats and her brother Jacob Leisler. Contains Jacob Leisler's seal and signature. Francina Staats and Jacob Leisler (Jr.) were the children of Jacob Leisler, the colonial governor of New...
GLC02468.15
February 28, 1716
Mather, Cotton (1663-1728)
to Simon Bradstreet and Joseph Stevens
Inquires about a man named Rudgen (or Brigden), who had moved into the neighborhood of the Boston church Mather ministered. Some people from Charlestown came to Mather with information that Rudgen had libeled his mother and signed a confession to...
GLC02493
23 May 1692
White, Daniel (fl. 1692)
[Deed of land indenture]
Sale of land in Hadley, Massachusetts. The agreement being made between the Whites, Daniel and his wife Sarah, and Thomas Meakins's executor Samuel Partrigg, Justice of the Peace. Witnessed by Stephen Belding, Samuel Hornblom, and John [illegible]...
GLC02542.03
1726/10/13
Ogelbe, Cattarina
Clearance of account with Robert Livingston
GLC03107.01786
1726/09/01
Le Roux, Charles (fl. 1718-1726)
Account of Robert Livingston
Livingston purchased stone earrings and gold from Le Roux. Docketed on verso.
GLC03107.01789
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