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Henry Brockholst Livingston wrote from New York to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, his cousin, in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. He is asking Susan to talk with Mrs. Hylton about his daughter traveling with her to Jamaica. Susan's response is on the back telling Brockholst he should bring his daughters to Elizabeth Town so they can meet Mrs. Hylton.She also recomends his daughter bring a black woman to Jamaica rather than a white woman as "the latter are very troublesome in Jamaica"

People Included: Mr. Armstrong, Mrs. Hylton

Places Included: Jamaica

Author/Creator

Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823)

Recipient

Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, formerly Susan Livingston and Susan Kean (1759-1833)

Creation Date

10-27-1806

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

New York

Collection

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

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 2

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.

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Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Brockholst Livingston to Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, October 27, 1806

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