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John Kean wrote from New York, NY, to Elizabeth (Eliza) Livingston, Bath, New Lebanon, care of P. Sylvester, Kinderhook, NY. John wrote about Eliza's sister, Susan, who later he married in 1786. He wrote candidly that Susan was his enemy, who consulted with Dutch Ambassador Minister [Pieter Johan] van Berckel and Spain’s Encargado de Negocios [Diego Maria de] Gardoqui in her schemes. He comforted Eliza about a situation not clear stated, possibly homesickness. He referenced Mr. John Gay's fables.

Author/Creator

John Kean (1755-1795)

Recipient

Elizabeth "Eliza" Livingston, later Elizabeth "Eliza" Otto (1761-1787)

Creation Date

8-12-1785

Document Type

Manuscript

Collection

The Liberty Hall Collection consists of the correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and other manuscript material of the Livingston and Kean families, dated from 1686-1847. The bulk of the collection is related to Susan Livingston Kean Niemcewicz (1759-1833). The Livingston and Kean families frequently corresponded and held accounts with other prominent colonial and early American families in New Jersey, especially Elizabeth-Town, Philadelphia, New York City, upstate New York, England, France, and Poland. A small portion of the collection includes correspondence with early Virginia families, unrelated to the Livingston and Kean families.

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 1

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 Archives, Kean University

John Kean to Eliza Livingston, August 12, 1785

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