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Guide to Research Collections Massachusetts Historical SocietyBoston, MA Microfilm: 1695-1822, 13 microfilm reels. The collection of William Livingston contains correspondence, letter books, journals, accounts, indentures, and other papers, of William Livingston, his family, and others. Other items include material collected by Theodore Sedgewick, Jr. Papers: In the Sedgwick Family Papers II, 1668-1919, 9 boxes and 1 oversize box. Persons represented include William Livingston. American Jewish Historical Society New York, NY Papers: In the Gomez Family Papers, ca. 1688-1905, 1.5 linear feet. Correspondents include William Livingston. American Philosophical Society Library Philadelphia, PA Papers: In the Bache Family Papers, ca. 1770-1890, approximately 50 items. Subjects include William Livingston. Papers: In the Frederick Smyth Papers, 1756-1816, 56 items. Subjects include William Livingston. Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library New York, NY Papers: In the John Jay Papers, ca. 1668-1862, 35 linear feet. Correspondents include William Livingston. Cornell University Library Department of Rare Books Ithaca, NY Papers: In Washington Irving’s “Life of George Washington,” Volume V, Miscellany, 1764-1792, 79 items. Subjects include William Livingston. Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, DC Papers: 1776-1781, 16 items. The papers are also accessible on microfilm. A finding aid is available in the library. Papers: In the Livingston Family Ppers, 1634-1909, 57 items. Persons represented include William Livingston. The Morgan Library Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts New York, NY Papers: 1783, 1 item. A letter from William Livingston to Noah Webster written on December 1, 1783. In the letter, William Livingston writes that the New Jersey Legislature has passed a copyright law. New Jersey Historical Society Newark, NJ Papers: In the Anderson Family Papers, 1762-1950, 9 linear feet. Correspondents include William Livingston. Papers: In the Edwin A. Ely Autograph Collection, ca. 1663-1890, 250 items. Persons represented include William Livingston. Papers: In the Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1664-1956, 10 feet. Correspondents include William Livingston. The New York Public Library Rare Books & Manuscripts Division New York, NY Papers: 1749-1782, 3 linear feet. The William Livingston collection consists of correspondence and other papers. Correspondence, 1775-1782, includes incoming letters and documents from constituents, colleagues, and political and social figures; William Livingston’s letters to the New Jersey Gazette on events of the American Revolution; and letterbooks kept by William Livingston as governor of New Jersey containing drafts of official letters, family letters, messages to the New Jersey Assembly, and narrative of the war by Jonathan Trumbull. Also included are cost books of cases, 1749-1772, in which William Livingston acted as counsel before the Supreme Court of New York. The collection is also accessible on microfilm. A finding aid is available in the repository. Papers: In the William Smith Papers, ca. 1631-1883, 4 linear feet. Subjects include William Livingston. New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections Albany, NY Papers: 1770, 2 pages. A bond, from April 1770, between Henry Cuyler and William Livingston for “five hundred pounds current money of the province of New York.” Papers: 1771, 1 page. A bond dated September 19, 1771, between Samuel Gouverneur and William Livingston for the “sum of six-hundred pounds of current money of the Province of New York.” Also includes receipt of Robert Johnston for the account of Samuel Gouverneur for a mortgage. The Rosenbach Museum & Library Philadelphia, PA Papers: 1777, 2 pages. A letter from Francis Hopkinson to Governor William Livingston written on March 28, 1777. In the letter, Francis Hopkinson requests the arrest of John Curtis in connection with a treasonous plot to convey the packet Bristol to Lord Howe. Papers: 1781, 1 item. A letter from William Livingston to Joseph Reed written on September 14, 1781. In the letter, William Livingston thanks Joseph Reed, the president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, for assistance in procuring ammunition for the Board of War, and reports the burning of New London, Connecticut, by the British under Benedict Arnold. Papers: 1787, 1 item. A letter written by William Livingston on August 31, 1787 appointing Elias Dayton to be executor of the estate of his father Jonathan Dayton. Papers: 1831, 1 item. A letter from James Madison to Theodore Sedgwick written on February 12, 1831. In the letter, James Madison writes concerning the part played by William Livingston of New Jersey in the federal Constitutional Convention of 1787. Rutgers University Special Collections and Archives New Brunswick, NJ Papers: 1686-1839, 1 envelope and 13 microfilm reels. The papers of William Livingston include correspondence, letter books, journals, accounts, indentures, and other papers, of William Livingston, his family, and others. The papers also include material collected by Theodore Sedgewick, Jr. The collection is, in part, microfilm made from originals in the Massachusetts Historical Society (Boston). Papers: In the Allinson Family Papers, ca. 1761-1909, approximately 0.75 cubic foot. Correspondents include William Livingston. Papers: In the William Paterson Papers, 1766-1798, approximately 1.4 cubic feet. Correspondents include William Livingston. Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections Stanford, CA Papers: 1776, 1 item. A letter from William Livingston to Samuel Tucker written on June 29, 1776. In the letter, William Livingston writes five days before the Declaration of Independence, the letter mentions George Washington and the necessity of securing provisions for the soldiers. University of Virginia The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Charlottesville, VA Papers: 1782, 1 item. A letter from John Swanwick to William Livingston written on July 18, 1782. In the letter, John Swanwick answers a letter of thanks from William Livingston, stating he was happy to perform a service for the Livingston family by shipping some articles. Yale University Library Microform Reference New Haven, CT Microfilm: ca. 1695-1822, 13 microfilm reels. The papers consist of correspondence and other papers of William Livingston, lawyer, member of the Continental Congress, Revolutionary War officer, and governor of New Jersey. The original papers are in the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Papers: In the Morse Family Papers, 1779-1868, 8 linear feet. Subjects include William Livingston. |