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Commission for a Justice of the Peace [copy]

Leisler appoints Roger Jacobson to the position of Jusice of the Peace. Certified as a true copy by Robert Livingston. Written at Fort William Henry.

GLC03107.00165

to Governor Bradstreet re: French and Indian encounters on the frontiers

Livingston writes of his regrets for the capture of the settlement at Cascoe Bay by the French and their Indian allies, and his belief of a need to "Subdue Canada." He then mentions writing to the Government at Albany in an effort to discover the...

GLC03107.00172

to Lord Nottingham re: French intrusions, William and Mary

Livingston writes imploring assistance from England in repulsing the incursions into New York made by the French and their Indian allies. He also sends news of Albany's joyful reaction to the crowning of William and Mary, and the news of Jacob...

GLC03107.00182

to Robert Ferguson re: Leisler's Rebellion

Livingston discusses the joy felt with the ascension of William and Mary to the throne of England, though he admits that joy has been tempered by the actions of Jacob Leisler. Discusses how Albany is dealing with the present situation.

GLC03107.00184

to T. N. Parmelee

Written on Herald Tribune stationery to Parmelee, an attorney in New Haven, Connecticut. Marked "private." Salutation reads: "Friend Parmelee." Speaks of the impossibility of a Democrat being elected president in 1872. Notes a Democrat being elected...

GLC03000