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1681/06/06

West, John, fl. 1681

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: news from Boston and Oxford

West mentions the Collection of Customs and the General Court of Assizes, and news from Boston that the Parliament at Oxford is being prorogued, due to tensions between the legislature and the King. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00058

1681/08/19

West, John, fl. 1681

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: Sir Edmund Andros, former governor of New York

West sends news of Edmund Andros' reception in London. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00060

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