1John H. Livingston, Thomas Jones, Alexander Hamilton, and Brockholst Livingston to Richard Morris, 8 September 1788 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, September 8, 1788. Petition by the administrators of Philip Livingston’s estate to Morris, Chief Justice of the State of New York, to examine and to settle a claim made by Livingston’s estate against the estate of Philip Skene, a Tory whose lands had been confiscated by New York State. DS , Columbia University Libraries. This document is listed as a “document not found” in PAH Harold...
2Conveyance. Isaac Roosevelt and Robert C. Livingston to Thomas Jones, John H. Livingston, Alexander Hamilton, and … (Hamilton Papers)
New York, December 4, 1788. “… By an act of the Legislature of the State of New York Entitled ‘An act for vesting the Estate of Philip Livingston late of the City of New York Esquire deceased in Trustees for the payment of his Debts and other purposes therein mentioned’” the heirs of Philip Livingston convey his entire estate to the trustees “for one whole year bearing date the day before the...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Brockholst Livingston, 30 March 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have made an agreement with Robert Morris Esquire to convey to him one hundred shares of stock in the Bank of North America upon the following terms. That he engage to pay to me or my order in London in one year from the time the transfer be made at the rate of one hundred pounds Sterling money of Great Britain for each share of the said bank stock which shall be transferred to him together...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Brockholst Livingston, 4 April 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I arrived here on thursday, but Mr. Morris being engaged in Court, I could not deliver him your letter until the next day which prevented your hearing from me by the last post. Mr. Morris wishes two alterations to take place in the Contract. The one is that the money be not payable in London. The other is that the price on the forty shares for which he has deposited with you public securities...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Brockholst Livingston and Edward Greswold, 23 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Please to pay to Mr. James Rivington or order Thirty One Pounds Twelve Shillings for the Sett of Pickerings Statutes purchased of him by the Trustees of the New York Society Library and which you have agreed to take of them for the Office of the Treasury of the United States. We are Sir, Your very obedt. Servants, LS , RG 217, Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts, 1790–1894, Account No. 1196,...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Jones, Brockholst Livingston, and John H. Livingston, 15 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, March 15, 1791. “Mr. Philip Henry Livingston of this City together with his Father in law Walter Livingston having assumed certain debts due from us as administrators on the estate of the late Philip Livingston deceased, we have agreed to execute to him an assignment of his Father’s bonds & mortgage to our Testator. To perfect this Assignment we are advised that it is essential that...
7From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jones, Brockholst Livingston, and John H. Livingston, 22 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 22, 1791. On the back of a letter dated March 15, 1791, from Jones and Brockholst and John H. Livingston, Hamilton wrote : “Answered 22d March 91.” Letter not found. ]
8To Alexander Hamilton from Roger Alden, Brockholst Livingston, Carlile Pollock, Gulian Verplanck, and Joshua Waddington … (Hamilton Papers)
A number of your fellow Citizens desirous of expressing the sense they entertain of the important Services you have rendered your Country, have raised by Subscription a Sum of money to defray the expence of a Portrait of you, ⟨to⟩ be executed by Mr Trumbull, and placed in one of our public Buildings. We have therefore to request that you will b⟨e⟩ so condescending as to allow Mr Trumbull to...
9From Alexander Hamilton to Roger Alden, Brockholst Livingston, Carlile Pollock, Guilian Verplanck, and Joshua … (Hamilton Papers)
The mark of esteem, on the part of fellow Citizens, to whom I am attached by so many ties, which is announced in your letter of the 29 of December, is intitled to my affectionate acknowlegements. I shall chearfully obey their wish as far as respects the taking of my Portrait; but I ask that they will permit it to appear unconnected with any incident of my political life. The simple...
10Admission to Practice Law in the United States Circuit Court for the New York District in the Eastern Circuit, [6 April … (Hamilton Papers)
That Alexander Hamilton, Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Brockholst Livingston and Peter Stephen Du Ponceau be and they are hereby respectively admitted to practice as Counsellors of this Court. Whereupon they were respectively qualified as Counsellors and respectively subscribed the oath on the roll of Counsellors. D , RG 21, Minutes, Trial Notes, and Rolls of Attorneys of the United States Circuit...
11From Alexander Hamilton to Brockholst Livingston, 28 April [1797] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Albany ] April 28 [ 1797 ]. “The situation of General Schuyler & other family circumstances do not permit me to attend Court this day. Will you do me the favour to argue the motion for setting aside the Non suit & granting a new trial on the inclosed case? …” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Philip Schuyler, H’s father-in-law, was ill. See H to Elizabeth Hamilton, April 19 , 23,...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Brockholst Livingston, 2 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to have the honor of introducing to your notice Mr. William Cutting who is on a visit to Washington—This gentleman belongs to our bar—he is an amiable & deserving young man—highly esteemed among us, & a sincere & valuable friend of the present administration— With great respect I have the honor to be Sir, your very obedt Servt RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson President...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Brockholst Livingston, 21 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Robert Macomb, who is the bearer hereof, being on a visit to Washington, is desirous of having the honor of waiting on you—I therefore take the liberty of giving him this letter, and can add, with great truth, that he is a very worthy & promising young man, and bids fair to become an ornament to his country & a useful member of society— I have the honor to be Sir, your very obt. Servt— RC...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Brockholst Livingston, 2 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to introduce to your civilities Mr. William Keteltas, a gentleman of the profession of the Law, who will have the honor of delivering you this letter, & proposes passing sometime at Washington. I have the honor to be Sir, your very obt Sert RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr President &ca.”; endorsed by TJ as received 8 Jan. and so recorded in SJL with notation...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Brockholst Livingston, 16 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
A Commission to Brockhurst Livingston of New York to be District judge of New York Thomas Fenwick of Washington county in the district of Columbia to be a justice of the peace for the sd county DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
16To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 23 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
The death of Judge Patterson having produced a vacancy on the bench of the supreme Court, I beg leave to offer myself as a candidate for the office. Nothing would have induced me to a measure, which may be deemed presumptuous, but the President’s having recently thought me competent to a station, whose duties are more numerous, and generally as important, as those of the one now to be disposed...
17To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 30 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Arch. M. Cock, who will have the honor of transmitting you this letter, is desirous of being appointed commercial agent of the United States at Martinique. This young gentleman is a native american, and the Son of a late respectable lawyer at our bar, who also held at the time of his death the office of register of our court of chancery. Altho’ not personally acquainted with him he is so...
18To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 25 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Archibald M: Cock will have the honor of delivering this letter. He is the gentleman whom on a former occasion I took the liberty of recommending as commercial agent at Martinique. He is very highly spoken of by Governor Tompkins, to whom he has been long personally known, and who speaks with great confidence of his fitness for the office which he solicits. With very great & sincere...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Brockholst Livingston, 16 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hamilton will have the honor of delivering this letter—He is a son of the late Genl. Hamilton—a young gentleman of very promising talents, & very highly esteemed in this city—I take the liberty of recommending him to your notice during his stay in Washington, and to some of those civilities which all strangers receive at your hands. With great respect, I have the honor to be, Sir, your...
20To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 27 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr: Richard Suydam, a merchant of this city, of the best connections & fairest character, proposes settling at Malta. In this situation, it would be very agreeable to him & his friends to have him appointed american Consul for that place. Were the number of americans at Malta greater than it is, it would not be easy for government to make a better choice than of Mr. Suydam. It is without...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Brockholst Livingston, 12 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of introducing to your acquaintance & civilities my kinsman, Mr. William A. Livingston, who is on a visit to Washington, I have the honor to be very respectfully, your obed Sert MHi : Coolidge Collection.
22To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 30 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Peter Cruger, a son in law of Mr. Church, with whom you are acquainted, being on a visit to Washington, I take the liberty of recommending him to your attentions & civilities, & have the honor to be, with great respect, your very obed sert Catalog--Seth Kaller, Inc..
23To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 13 February 1815 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of enclosing a letter from the chief Justice of our State, recommending Mr. Tillotson for the office of district Attorney in the place of Mr. Sanford who is appointed a Senator of the United States. The pretensions of this young gentleman have also, as I understand, the support of Governor Tompkins, who has had a very good opportunity of knowing & appreciating his talents....