Margaret Livingston to John Kean, November 22, 1789

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Margaret Livingston wrote from Clermont Estate to John Kean, addressed to New York. She wrote she was glad to hear of John's improved health and his and his family's return to New York. She wrote about the Tillolson (?) family that had been experiencing a lot of health problems. She wrote that only Mrs. Tillolson and one enslaved man were healthy at one point. Her husband and children, Robert and Mary, were all sick and three enslaved women were giving birth at once.

People Mentioned: Mrs. Lewis, Joanna, T, Peggy, General Armstrong, Mrs. Armstrong, and Mrs. De LaForest.

Author/Creator

Margaret Livingston, formerly Margaret Beekman (1718-1800)

Recipient

John Kean (1755-1795)

Creation Date

11-22-1789

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Clermont Estate, or Clermont State Historic Site

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 2

Recommended Citation

Livingston, Margaret. Margaret Livingston to John Kean, November 22, 1789. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1780s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/324

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University