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Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 1643-1700 Account of Richard Pretty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00029 Author/Creator: Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 1643-1700 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1680/11/11 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 38.4 cm Order a Copy

P.1 records the sum of money owed by Richard Pretty, and is signed by S[tephen] van Cortlandt and [Stephen] DeLancey. P. 2 contains a letter signed by van Cortlandt and DeLancey stating that Robert Livingston is to act as authorized agent to collect the debt from Mr. Richard Pretty on behalf of King Charles II.

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