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Robson, Saul, 1770-1773

1 folder
Collection Creator:
Livingston, Edward (1764-1836)
Dates:
1770-1773
Located In:
Box 144, Folder 37
Extent:
1 folder
Languages:
English, French, Russian, and German
Conditions Governing Access

Open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Robson, Saul; Edward Livingston Papers, C0280, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Box 144
Note
This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library. Box 23, folder 48; box 72, folder 67; box 105, folder 1; and boxes 164, 177, and 178 are stored in special vault facilities.
DIGITIZED CONTENT: Series 1-3 have been digitized, and digital images are available through this finding aid.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Custodial History

Some items were transferred from General Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (C0140) over the years.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by surname of correspondent, customer, etc., interspersed with general folders for some letters.

Collection History

Custodial History

Some items were transferred from General Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (C0140) over the years.

Appraisal

The Edward Livingston Papers and the Delafield Family Papers were acquired by the Special Collections, Princeton University, as one large gift by the Delafield family in the Spring of 1986. Prior to the donation, certain items were removed and kept by Historic Hudson Valley (HHV) of Tarrytown, New York, for research purposes connected with Montgomery Place, the historic home of the Livingston and Delafield families. The following items are extracted from a list compiled by Jaquetta Haley, Director of Research for HHV, 3/23/86. Items duplicated for our collection are identified as such.

List of Items Housed at Historic Hudson Valley

Blueprints, maps, plans, etc.

Plans for playhouse

Plans for 1922 renovation of house

Plans regarding location of the new state road

Blueprints for Montgomery Place

Plans for heating Montgomery Place

Blueprints for squash court at Montgomery Place

Plans for barn alterations at Montgomery Place

Location of buildings at Montgomery Place

Plans for Montgomery Place sewage system

1923 landscape design for Montgomery Place

Ehler's landscape proposal, 1850's, Montgomery Place

Roll of wallpaper samples from Montgomery Place

Survey of original purchase of Montgomery Place by John Cox, Jr., 1802

Survey of Montgomery Place purchase by John Cox, Jr., 1802

Plan for drainage to north and south of the avenue

A.J. Davis drawings for coach barn, rolled, in poor condition

A.J. Davis plans or proposals regarding Montgomery Place renovations of 1842-1843 and 1860-1863, both with regard to mansion house and the outbuildings

Proposals (not by A.J. Davis) for renovations of house or outbuildings at Montgomery Place

Bound Journals

Thomas P. Barton plant journal, 1840's

1921-1922 inventory of Montgomery Place taken by John Ross Delafield, with comments on each item by Julia Barton Hunt

Papers relating to construction of buildings on property, or to the creation of the landscape

1804 contract for the interior of Montgomery Place

1844 contract for work on pavilion and south wing, according to A.J. Davis' plans

A.J. Downing correspondence with Louise Livingston, Cora L. Barton, and Thomas P. Barton, and some lists of plants in Thomas Barton's hand (xerox copies are in the Edward Livingston Papers, in each recipient's series)

1859 contract for construction of the coach house

1860 contract for barn, 2 sheds, and corn house

Account regarding work done on interior of house, 1854

Specifications for 1920's greenhouse and potting shed

Surveyor's notes regarding grading of north and south side

Property lines, deeds and surveys

Railroad map showing south and west property line, from rock in south bay

File on St. John's Church regarding transfer of property, 1930's

File relating to the purchase of the Sawkill property, 14 items

Deed for New York State property to Janet Montgomery, river rights, 1807

Contract between Louise Livingston and A.J. Donaldson regarding Sawkill property

Petition regarding ownership of the rock in south bay

Deed of John Van Benthuysen to Janet Montgomery, 1802

Survey of north boundary of property, 1801-1802

Mr. Spurr's property

Survey, John Bard and Louise Livingston, 1860

Sale of land to Hudson River Railroad in 1850's

Miscellaneous Manuscripts, etc.

Sample of original drawing room wallpaper

Coralie Barton's sketch of Janet Montgomery (old copies are in the Edward Livingston Papers in either Janet Montgomery's or Cora Barton's series)

File on the mill at Annandale, 19 items

Ink sketch of north portico of Montgomery Place

Photographs

Sawkill and Annandale (14 items)

Century Plant and Conservatory, including negatives

J. Dennis Delafield as a child at lily pond

Montgomery Place and Annandale (6 items)

Photographs from 1966 Antiques (10 items)

Original photograph of century plant and conservatory

Montgomery Place interiors and exteriors, 1920's - 1960's, Montgomery Place Orchards, 1944 (146 items)

Portraits of Louise L. Hunt

Sponsorship:

The Edward Livingston Papers were the gift of Mr. J. Dennis Delafield and Professor Penelope D. Johnson in 1986. Processing of this collection was sponsored by the Delafield Fund.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Robson, Saul; Edward Livingston Papers, C0280, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Box 144
Note
This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library. Box 23, folder 48; box 72, folder 67; box 105, folder 1; and boxes 164, 177, and 178 are stored in special vault facilities.
DIGITIZED CONTENT: Series 1-3 have been digitized, and digital images are available through this finding aid.

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Delafield Family Papers (C0391)

Separated Materials

Some of the Livingston maps were interfiled with the General Map Collection, which is organized by geographic area, then date. "Edward Livingston Papers" is printed on the lower right corner of the verso of each map. Please ask the curator for assistance.

1. Map of England, NW France, English Channel by E. Collin, Rue de la Harpe, No. 45, (Paris), undated ("Feuille 1")

2. Map of the German States by E. Collin, Rue de la Harpe, No. 45, (Paris), undated ("Feuille 4")

3. Map of France and Central Europe, including Germany and Bavaria by E. Collin, Rue de la Harpe, No. 45, (Paris), undated ("Feuille 4")

4. Map of France and Spain by E. Collin, Rue de la Harpe, No. 45, (Paris), undated ("Feuille 5")

5. Map of the Mediterranean including Italy and Greece by E. Collin, Rue de la Harpe, No. 45, (Paris), undated ("Feuille 6")

6. Map of France by E. Collin, Rue de la Harpe, No. 45, (Paris), 1816, 1821. ("Carte Routiere de la France Dressee...Feuille 5")

7. Map of NW France and the South Coast of England, undated ("No. 1")

8. Map of Denmark by Adolph Bull, Copenhagen, 1851. (3 pieces)

9. Map of France, by A.H. Brue, Rue de Bac, No. 6 pres le Pont Royal, 1818 ("Carte, Administrative et Routiere de la France...") ("No. 3")

10. Map of France by A.H. Brue, 1820. ("Carte Physique et routiere de la France, de la Suisse, et de l'Italie septentionale...")

11. Map of France by C.H. Piquet, Quai de Conti, No. 17, undated ("Gallia Antiqua ex Aevi Romani Momentis Bruta...")

12. Map of France 1790, 1832. ("Atlas Nationale de France") ("Department du Nord, Decrele le ler Fevrier")

13. Map of France, Italy, and North Coast of the Mediterranean, undated ("No. 4")

14. Map of NE France, Germany, and Italy, undated ("No. 2")

15. Map of Flanders by Sanson, 1696. ("Le Comte de Flandre")

16. Map of France by C.Fx. De La Marche, Rue de Jardinet, No. 13, (Paris), undated

Bibliography

Source: Concise Dictionary of American Biography (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977).

Names:
Cox, John (1756-1825)
French, Benjamin
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
Livingston, Margaret Beekman (1724-1800)
Montgomery, Janet Livingston (1743-1828)
Montgomery, Richard (1738-1775)
Montgomery, Richard (1738-1775)