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Livingston, Robert R., 1718-1775 [The Petition of Michael Theyser of the City of New York, Innkeeper]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.12 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert R., 1718-1775 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1764/04/12 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Deposition accusing Joseph Northrop and several others of an assault on Theyser while attempting to unlawfully search his inn for a runaway (possibly an enslaved person).

Livingston, Robert R., 1718-1775

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