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Janet Montgomery To Susan Kean, May 5, 17xx, Janet Montgomery

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Janet Montgomery wrote to Susan Kean, unaddressed. Janet informed Susan that she would be unable to visit her sister. She was visiting the Chancellor and fell ill with a cold that got progressively worse. If her health improved and her mother continued well, she planned to go with Edward. Asked to present her sister with love. This document is undated.

Susan Kean To John Rutherford, March 8, 1796, Susan Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Susan Kean wrote from New York to her cousin, John Rutherford, addressed to the Senate of the United States, Philadelphia, PA. Susan’s nephew George Van Brugh Brown arrived in Philadelphia. George grew up in Scottland, where he attended school, then served in the Army, in Jamaica. He was a Captain in the 52nd Regiment. Susan asked John to show him kindness and “give him some directions in what manner he ought to conduct himself.” She was sorry Mr. Bond didn’t stay to meet the president [George Washington]. A postscript vaguely described a man cast away “cast away incoming from Jamaica …

Philip Livingston To John Rutherford, March 8, 1796, Philip Peter Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip Livingston wrote from New York, NY, to John Rutherfurd, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. He had heard via his sisters Sarah Ricketts and Susan Kean, that George Van Brugh Brown, a Captain in the British Army had arrived in Philadelphia from Jamaica. He had left his regiment in North Carolina and traveled north alone and most likely did not know anyone in the city. Philip referred to George as his cousin, but he is in fact the son of Philip's sister Mary. He asked John if he could introduce him to the British Charge des affairs, Mr. Bond. Philip's wife, …

1769, June 25 - Ann Mcdowall, Ann Mcdowell

Martin Family Papers

Letter from Ann McDowall [Antigua] to Mary King Martin on the Kilquhanity Estate in Dumfries, Scotland. McDowall seems to be a cousin to Martin. Letter refers to family news, health, and welfare. Letter seems to have been sent care of Mr. McNish.

Beaumanoir De Laforest To Susan Kean, July 4, 1795, Beaumanoir De Laforest

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Beaumanoir De Laforest in New York, NY wrote to Susan Kean, addressed at Elizabeth Town, NJ. Madame de la Forest wrote to Susan on others and their health. People included: Mrs. Taprey, Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Bayard, Peter Kean, Mrs. Corvaisier, Mrs. Japonceau, Mrs. Hamilton, Caroline. Places included: Paris.

Philip Livingston To Attorney General Of U.S. William Bradford, May 6, 1795, William Bradford

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip Livingston of New York, NY, wrote to Attorney General of U.S. William Bradford, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. Philip wrote to Mr. Bradford on the state of Philip's sister, Susan Kean, after the recent death of her husband John Kean. People included: John Kean, Susan Kean. Place included: Philadelphia.

Philip Livingston To John Kean, April 20, 1795, Philip Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip Livingston of New York, NY, wrote to John Kean, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. Livingston discussed business, including responding to a letter sent by Susan concerning Mr. Simpson's draft. He forwarded an insurance policy. The author was in poor health but too busy to rest. People included: Susan, Peter, Mr. Simpson, Morris. Places included: Philadelphia.

John Rutherfurd To Susan Kean, Circa April 1795, John Rutherfurd

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Rutherfurd wrote to Susan Kean (likely in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Rutherford informed Susan that he had just returned from New York and found her letter with Mr. Kean’s request that he should receive an assignment of Robert Barnwell’s bonds and pay them the money as he received it. It was with great pain to hear that John Kean’s health prevented him from continuing to work at the First Bank of the United States. Hoped the fine weather of May and June helped him make a full recovery. This document is undated but appears to have been written in April 1795.

Philip Livingston To John Kean, March 24, 1795, Philip Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip Livingston in New York, NY wrote to John Kean, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. The health of the two writers and Susan were poor. The bank did not take Morris's notes for stock. He discussed their joint business. People: Susan Kean, Mr. C., Morris, Phillip, Crammond.

Thomas Willing To John Kean, March 24, 1795, Thomas Willing

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Thomas Willing in Philadelphia, PA wrote to John Kean, unaddressed. Thomas Willing, President of the Bank of the U.S. accepts the letter of resignation by John Kean because of ill health. People included: Mr. Simpson.

Isabelle Bell To Susan Kean, March 1, 1795, Isabelle Bell

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Isabelle Bell wrote from North Town, a remote area, to Susan Kean, addressed to Philadelphia via Doctor Young. She inquired after Susan and her family; John Kean is unwell. Her daughter Margaret recovered from an illness (pleurisy), and Mr. Barnwell was elected to Congress again. Isabelle acknowledged that Susan doesn't like to shop, but she needs help purchasing a backboard and Dunstable hat.

Names included: General Wilson, Maclay, Richardson, Maria Jay, Mrs. Symmes, Mrs. Ricketts, E. Dayton.

Places included: Bethlehem, Pittsburg.

Philip Livingston To John Kean, February 6, 1795, Philip Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip Livingston in New York, NY wrote to John Kean, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. Philip wrote that he wanted John to prioritize his health. He discussed bank shares beings sold and his plan to buy bank stock. He discussed joint account with John, who used credit on the account. People included: Edward Livingston, Mrs. Livingston, Mr. Burrall,

John Kean And Philip Livingston's Letterbook 1794-1795, John Kean, Philip Peter Livingston, Susan Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Copies of the letters which passed between John Kean and Philip Peter Livingston, his brother-in-law, during the joint transaction between them. the majority of the letters are written from New York or Philadelphia and mentioned other family members such as Susan Kean and Sarah Ricketts. The last several letters are actually between Philip and his sister Susan Kean, John's wife. This was presumably because of John's failing health and death on May 4, 1795. The letters start on December 4, 1794, and end on July 1, 1795.

Benjamin Harrison To James Brown, April 3, 1794, Benjamin Harris

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Benjamin Harrison in Brandon, VA wrote to James Brown, addressed to Richmond, VA. Mr. Harrison sent in Mr. Randolph's bond in payment for him. He noted his poor health and discussed small pox. It discussed international politics in Europe. People included: Mr. Randolph, Mr. Burton, Mr. Spooner. Places included: mountains. Notable quote: "The gloomy state of our affairs fill my soul with horror_ much do I feel for my Friends on the other side of the Atlantick_ & much also for my country, which must inevitably suffer under the hands of bungling, violent men..."

Ann "Nany" L. Bayard To Susan Kean, January 8, 1794, Ann L. Bayard

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Ann “Nany” L. Bayard wrote from New York to Susan Kean in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ann informed her aunt Susan about family news, expressed her relief that Susan and John Kean’s health appeared to be improving, and requested a pattern for a gown.

Remarks On The Prevailing Custom Of Attending Stage Entertainments: Also On The Present Taste For Reading Romances And Novels: And On Some Other Customs: Submitted, With A Heart Overflowing With Good Will, To The Notice And Consideration Of The Professors Of The Christian Name, In The Different Religious Societies, John Kendall

Historical Quaker Books

Inscription on t.p.: "Thomas Scattergood to Rebecca Scattergood, 1812."

31 pages, 15 cm.

Jacob Read To John Kean, November 10, 1793, Jacob Read

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Jacob Read wrote to John Kean, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. He wrote to talk about the status of some accounts in the Bank of South Carolina. He also comments of John Kean's declining health.

John Randolph Of Roanoke To St. George Tucker, November 6, 1793, John Randolph

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Randolph in Philadelphia, PA wrote to St. George Tucker, addressed to Williamsburg, VA. In this letter, John Randolph complained of ill health and a lack of money to his step father. He discussed an incident that occurred while reading a letter. People included: J.P., Mr. Bryan, Freneau, Jonathan, Mr. Randolph, Mrs. [T], Randolph family.

John Kean To Susan Kean, October 2, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean wrote from Philadelphia to Susan Kean, his wife, addressed to Mr. Corvaisier's near Dunks Ferry. Yellow Fever had been going around the city. John had been staying at the Bank because a servant at home was sick, but then Franks was sick and stayed at the Bank. John Kean eventually had he brought to the house as well.

People Included: Franks, Mr. Ball, Mr. McCall, Terence, Betsey, Celia

Bartholomew Corvaisier To John Kean, July 23, 1793, Bartholomew Corvaisier

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Bartholomew Corvaisier wrote to John Kean, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. This letter is entirely in French. Bartholomew wrote this letter to acknowledge John's deteriorating health and wished him the best.

John Kean To Susan Kean, July 7, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John wrote to his wife, Susan, addressed to Mr. Ricketts, near Elizabeth Town. Yellow fever is spreading in Philadelphia and he's grateful that Susan and their son Peter are out of town, Peter's improving health, using medicinal bark, and preparation for their house in Philadelphia. He describes horseback riding on Province Island. Names included: Meade, Violet, Peggy Marshall, Ramsay family. Events included: Battle of Cap-Francais, French Saint-Domingue (now Haiti).

John Kean To Susan Kean, June 27, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean in Philadelphia, PA wrote to Susan Kean, addressed to New York, NY. The letter discussed the family's health. John postponed building a new structure for the family until the next season. People included: Meade, Phil [Livingston], Peter, Mr. Livingston. Places included: Philadelphia, New York.

John Kean To Susan Kean, June 3, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean wrote to Susan Kean, his wife, addressed to Mr. Ricketts, near Elizabeth Town, NJ. John was concerned about Susan and their son Peter's health. He also mentioned that three of his slaves, Jacob, Billy, and Daphne are sick.

People Included: Peter Philip James Kean, Robert Barnwell, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Mr. Meade, Jacob, Billy, Daphne

Places Included: Savannah, GA

John Kean To Susan Kean, June 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean wrote to Susan Kean in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He expressed his happiness that she appeared to be on the mend and advised Susan to take their son, Peter Kean, to New York and receive the best advice on his health, especially since his cough could have turned into whooping cough. Kean informed Susan that he received a letter from Robert Barnwell who spoke kindly of her and Peter.

John Kean To Susan Kean, June, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean wrote to Susan Kean, his wife, addressed to Philip Livingston, New York. He was glad that Susan and Peter's health improved and mentioned his has as well. He talked about their house and said it should be ready soon.

People Included: Peter Philip James Kean, Mr. Williams, Martha Washington, George Washington, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, John Rutherfurd, LeRoy Family, Edwards Family

John Kean To Susan Kean, May 28, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John Kean wrote from Philadelphia, PA to his wife, Susan Kean, unaddressed. John discussed his hopes for his son Peter to grow up to be a good man. He compared Peter to a fruit/vegetable yet to ripen. Philip Livingston expected Susan to visit him in New York. John discussed Mr. Otto's French currency exchange rates. He goes on about the importance of good health. John requested Susan return to Philadelphia with a good "man servant."

People included: Peter Kean, Mr. Genet, Mr. Otto, Ternant, Mrs. Pinckney (burial).
Places Included: Elizabeth Town, New York.

John Kean To Susan Kean, May 25, 1793, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

John wrote to his wife, Susan, addressed at Mr. Ricketts, near Elizabeth Town, NJ. John is concerned about Susan's health. Enslaved boys Jacob and Billy have "swelled throats" and their mother believes they have the mumps. John ordered all of Susan's household requests and had her front room papered. She can pick out furniture in New York, but he can't pay until October. The French ship Hannibal is selling its cargo and John prefers Susan select her chest of tea. Names included: Mrs. Otto, La Forest, [Laforest], Mr. [Edmond-Charles] Genet, Dupont, Mr. Ternant, and the Scioto people.

Eliza Gough To Susan Kean, May 10, 1793, Elizabeth Gough

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Eliza Gough wrote to Susan Kean, unaddressed. The writer announced the birth of a granddaughter, who died after being afflicted with spasms and an unidentified disease. The mother of the child has yet to recover from the loss. The letter discussed the children of various people and their health. The writer is likely in South Carolina. People included: John Kean, Peter Kean, Dr. Stuart, Mrs. Farthez, Mr. E. Barnwell, Mrs. J. Barnwell, Mrs. Cathben. Places included: Charleston, Beaufort, Gain Island.

Philip Livingston To John Kean, March 1, 1793, Philip Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1790s

Philip wrote to John Kean, addressed to Philadelphia, PA. Philip was in poor health. He wrote about temporary relief for merchants by the Custom House. Stocks are doing poorly and he anticipates French money to improve banking in the U.S. Names included: Mr. Milledge, Mr. Bancker, Mr. Barnwell, and Westhall.

Posthumous Pieces Of The Reverend John William De La Flechere, Melvill Horne

ATS Digital Resources

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