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Alexander Chisolm To John Kean, August 5, 1788, Alexander Chisolm

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Alexander Chisolm wrote from Charleston to John Kean, addressed to New York, NY. He wrote about taxes and a settlement. He said that he had paid Mr. Newfull and Dr. Wilson and was in Treaty with W. Cook and Pippin.

David Ramsay To John Kean, July 28, 1788, David Ramsay

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

David Ramsay wrote from Charleston to John Kean, addressed to New York. He wrote regarding an upcoming senate election, in particular one of the candidates, Charles Pinckney. He wrote that several other men have been mentioned such as General Manthie and Ralph Izard.

People included: Robert Barnwell, John Mutledge

Peter Van Brugh Livingston To John Kean, July 28, 1788, Peter Van Brugh Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Peter Van Brugh Livingston wrote from Abysenia to John Kean, address not included. The Convention adopted the new Constitution. He, Elizabeth Livingston, and Sarah Ricketts sent their best and hoped Lewis William Otto was doing better than when they last saw him.

Margaret Livingston To John Kean, July 16, 1788, Margaret Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Margaret Livingston wrote from Cleremont to John Kean, address not included. she apologized for not answering his letter sooner and offered her congratulations to him and Susan on the birth of their son, Peter Kean. She was glad to hear from both John and Mr. Huger that John's health has improved. She also wrote about her fruit trees and said she would send John's sentiments on to her son, Edward.

William Stephens To John Kean, July 15, 1788, William Stephens

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

William Stephens wrote from Savannah to John Kean, address not included. He wrote considering John Kean's finances and financial matters. He enclosed a copy of a letter regarding Captain Pray's attachment and account. He also referenced a letter from James Habersham (James Habersham to William Stephens, July 8, 1788). He ended the letter by writing about the new intended government and its financial system.

People Included: Mr. Houstoun, Mr.Wereat, Major Fishbourne, Patton, Peter Lavien, and Dr. Macloud.

John Bull To John Kean, July 13, 1788, John Bull

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Bull wrote from Philadelphia to John Kean, addressed to New York. He had just arrived in Philadelphia and was planning to travel to Trenton, NJ, and then to New York. He had previously been in Charleston and Beaufort, SC, and said the weather had damaged crops. He referenced a letter sent by Robert Barnwell.

Margaret Livingston To Susan Kean, July 11, 1788, Margaret Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Margaret Livingston wrote to Susan Kean, her cousin, addressed to New York. Margaret wrote that she was sending Susan's husband, John Kean, some trees and told Susan how she should request they be placed on the ship and where John should put them once they arrived.

James Habersham To William Stephens, July 8, 1788, James Habersham Jr.

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

James Habersham wrote from Savannah to William Stephens, address not included. He wrote regarding a certificate of John Kean's that was left with him.

Samuel Stirk To William Stephens, June 30, 1788, Samuel Stirk

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Samuel Stirk wrote from Savannah, GA to William Stephens, address not included. He wrote regarding a legal issue between Captain Pray and John Kean as surviving partner of Lavien & Kean. He wrote he had directions to withdraw the attached, presumably a lawsuit, if they agreed instead to submit all the accounts to arbitration.

Belcher Noyes To John Kean, June 24, 1788, Belcher Noyers

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Belcher Noyes wrote from Salem to John Kean, addressed to New York. He had heard from Mr. Barnwell that John was in New York so he wrote to request a favor. He said he should be in Beaufort, SC the end of October.

Receipt From Jacob Mark And Philip Mark, June 24, 1788, Jacob Mark, Philip Mark

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Receipt from Jacob Mark and Philip Mark, to an unknown person, totaling 7 pounds.

Peter Van Brugh Livingston To John Kean, June 23, 1788, Peter Van Brugh Livingston

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Peter Van Brugh Livingston wrote from Elizabethtown to John Kean, addressed to Hanover Square, No. 3, New York, NY. He wrote that he received John Kean's letter, including the one for Mr. Rutherfurd which was given to Mr. Dayton to forward. He hoped that John and Susan's health was better, but said that Peter was doing fine. Eliza Otto was also with him and has grown her first tooth. He was unable to gift John the rent for the house and suggested they work on finding a smaller house and then seeing what could be done.

Jacob Read To John Kean, June 22, 1788, Jacob Read

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Jacob wrote to John, addressed to New York, via Merrs G. Vanhorns [?]. Jacob wrote about John Pritchard (the goaler) concerning a bond paid to Samuel Grove before the war, with Hughe, Edwards, and Mull acting as creditors, regarding Mr. Grove's purchase of enslaved people Billy and Bella, and an enslaved child, Paddy, in 1774. Names included: Reynold, Mrs. Rammadge (demands money to pay a debt to Roger [illegible]), Calhoun, Mrs. Grove, Colonel Barnwell, and Ralph Elliot. He finished with a good weather report.

David Ramsay To John Kean, June 20, 1788, David Ramsay

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

David Ramsay wrote from Charleston to John Kean, addressed to New York, NY. He wrote regarding the on going ratification of the new constitution and other legal matters.

Joseph Nourse To John Kean, June 20, 1788, Joseph Nourse

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Joseph Nourse wrote from New York to John Kean, addressed to Congress. The top part of the letter is an account of the State of Old Commissions as of January 1, 1788. He wrote that he was returning the lottery tickets and certificate. He mentioned a letter John sent for Mrs. Nourse that mentioned Mrs. Smith, and Mrs Gough. He directed John to John Smith Esq. near Winchester.

Arch Mclean To John Kean, June 16, 1788, Archibald Mclean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Arch McLean wrote from New York to John Kean, addressed to No. 3 Hanover Square, New York, NY. He wrote to say he would accept the work of copying manuscripts and broke down the cost per page and the different materials. He said he could have 10 completed withing four months.

Beverly Randolph For Alexander Donald To Donald And Burton, June 7, 1788, Beverly Randolph

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Bill of exchange addressed to Donald and Burton, merchants in London, to pay Alexander Donald 110 pounds 8 shillings and signed by Beverly Randolph.

Sarah Ricketts To Susan Kean, June 7, 1788, Sarah Ricketts

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Sarah Ricketts wrote to Susan Kean in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sarah informed Susan that she received her letters by Mr. H and Miss M. Sarah saw Peggy for only a few minutes on her way from New Ark. Sorry to hear Susan was so low spirited but heard from everyone Mr. K [John Kean] looked very well. Susan likely expected General Bull’s failure and John Kean was prepared for that and may receive more than he expected. Huger said that John Kean should get offered another position because the President [George Washington] understood he was the only one at the Board …

John Kean To Susan Kean, May 27, 1788, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote from Charleston to Susan Kean, his wife, addressed to No. 32 Broad Street, New York, NY. South Carolina reached a decision regarding the new constitution, becoming the 8th state to ratify it. He did not think living in Elizabethtown would be a good idea, and would explain more when he saw her. The cold weather brought back his cough, but it seemed to be getting better. He planned on sailing to New York Thursday.

Benjamin Harrison For Alexander Donald To Donald And Burton, May 26, 1788, Benjamin Harrison

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Bill of exchange addressed to Donald and Burton, merchants in London, to pay Alexander Donald 140 pounds and signed by Benjamin Harrison.

John Stoney To John Kean, May 22, 1788, John Stoney

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Stoney wrote from Hilton Head to John Kean, addressed to New York. He wrote to give Kean an update on his plantation at Hilton Head. He said the crops were coming up well and specifically mentioned corn and indigo. He gave a bushel of Indigo seeds to Mr. Wiggs as requested. He also mentioned briefly a job tasked to thee enslaved people and that they were all doing well.

John Charles Lucena To John Kean, May 12, 1788, John Charles Lucena

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Charles Lucena wrote from London to John Kean, addressed to Beaufort, SC.He wrote regarding an account between them. Lucena wrote that there was an error in the account regarding enslaved people and explained it. He also advised John that the land on the neck will not yield an adequate return.

James Cuthbert To John Kean, May 7, 1788, James Cuthbert

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

James Cuthbert wrote to John Kean, addressed to Beaufort. He sent his account against the Estate of Peter Laveen, deceased. The account is no longer with the letter.

John Kean To Susan Kean, May 5, 1788, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote from Beaufort to Susan Kean, his wife, address not included. He had recieved all of Susan's letters from January and March at once. Included with them was a letter from their friend St. Clair. He thanked Susan for suppressing a letter he sent to Lewis William Otto, as he knew now it would have just upset him. Otto was possibly getting a new assignment, which John though would be good as he would be away from reminders Eliza Otto and be busy. He wrote that he did not think Peter's hair would be red, but rather light …

John Kean To William Stephens, April 21, 1788, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote from Beaufort to William Stephens, addressed to Savannah, GA. He wrote about property ownership in Georgia, the Gwinnet Estate settlement, and asked him to cancel his newspaper subscription as they had been delivered too irregularly.

People Included: Wilcox, Bradwell, Sheriff Dollar, Hall, Andrew Parish, R. Demere, and Johnson.

John Kean To Susan Kean, April 20, 1788, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote to Susan Kean, his wife, address not included. He wrote that he was worried he would not be back in Beaufort in time to send a letter with Wilcox, but luckily he was. He would forward Wilcox $200 which he would repay once he arrived in New York. John had been busy planting and was feeling fatigued. He wrote about how he did not like being a part from Susan and about their son, Peter Kean.

Bartholomew Corvaisier To John Kean, April 18, 1788, Bartholomew Corvaisier

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Bartholomew Corvaisier wrote from Port-au-Prince to John Kean, addressed to Charleston. The letter was written in French.

Benjamin Harrison To Alexander Donald, April 16, 1788, Benjamin Harrison

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

Benjamin Harrison wrote from Hanover to an unknown person, most likely Alexander Donald, address not included. He wrote about his travel plans and how they changed from traveling to Richmond to Fredericksburg. He mentioned their friend J. Mink. The majority of the letter discussed something of Pantaloon's that was unsold, possibly horses as he mentioned them later in the letter. He mentioned that Mr. Page had no desire to buy it and he planned to advertise in the newspaper.

John Kean To William Stephens, April 12, 1788, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote to William Stephens, addressed to Savannah, GA. He wrote about the sale property in Georgia and converting property to track. He mentioned making sure it was conveyed to Mr. Habersham that some land was sold. The letter was sent to William via Mr. Wilcox.

John Kean To Susan Kean, April 11, 1788, John Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1780s

John Kean wrote to Susan Kean, his wife, address not included. He wrote that Susan should have a nurse to feed their son as he worried for her health. He said that if Elizabeth Livingston and Sarah Ricketts had one in mind she should listen to them. He mentioned that Miss Van Horne was traveling to New York in May and he hoped she could accompany Betsey Bayard. CP is engaged in Miss Laurens and John sent letters for Susan's family and Dr. Bard.