1769 Colonial New York Merchant Account to Philip Livingston, Signer of the Declaration of Independence – Building Materials Invoice – New York
An original colonial manuscript merchant's account rendered to Philip Livingston, Esq. (1716–1778), one of New York's leading merchants and a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Dated April 29, 1769, with docketing on the reverse reading "New York, 1 May 1769," the document records expenses for construction and building supplies, including labor, lime, clay, sand, cartage, hair for plaster, 200 bricks, wallboards, and additional work, totaling £4 0s. 3d.
Created during Livingston's final years as Speaker of the New York General Assembly and only seven years before he affixed his signature to the Declaration of Independence, the account offers an authentic glimpse into the commercial and property management activities of one of colonial America's foremost merchant-statesmen.
Original financial records associated with Philip Livingston are significantly less common than legal papers and provide valuable insight into the day-to-day operation of his extensive mercantile and real estate interests in pre-Revolutionary New York.
Date: April 29, 1769 (reverse docketed May 1, 1769)
Location: New York
Addressee: Philip Livingston, Esq.
Subject: Building materials and labor account totaling £4 0s. 3d.
Condition: Very good with original folds and light age wear.
An excellent colonial manuscript with strong appeal to collectors of Declaration signers, colonial New York, early American commerce, and eighteenth-century manuscript material.
An original colonial manuscript merchant's account rendered to Philip Livingston, Esq. (1716–1778), one of New York's leading merchants and a future signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Dated April 29, 1769, with docketing on the reverse reading "New York, 1 May 1769," the document records expenses for construction and building supplies, including labor, lime, clay, sand, cartage, hair for plaster, 200 bricks, wallboards, and additional work, totaling £4 0s. 3d.
Created during Livingston's final years as Speaker of the New York General Assembly and only seven years before he affixed his signature to the Declaration of Independence, the account offers an authentic glimpse into the commercial and property management activities of one of colonial America's foremost merchant-statesmen.
Original financial records associated with Philip Livingston are significantly less common than legal papers and provide valuable insight into the day-to-day operation of his extensive mercantile and real estate interests in pre-Revolutionary New York.
Date: April 29, 1769 (reverse docketed May 1, 1769)
Location: New York
Addressee: Philip Livingston, Esq.
Subject: Building materials and labor account totaling £4 0s. 3d.
Condition: Very good with original folds and light age wear.
An excellent colonial manuscript with strong appeal to collectors of Declaration signers, colonial New York, early American commerce, and eighteenth-century manuscript material.
