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Livingston, Robert Special court proceeding, signed by Livingston's secretary [in Dutch]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00010 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1676/08/29 Pagination: 3p. + docket 31.6 x 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Proceedings in the case of Nicolaus van Renselaer v. Jacob Milborne and Jacob Leisler.

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