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Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715 Land patent for Robert Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00118 Author/Creator: Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1684/11/04 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Robert Livingston's original deed for a tract of land purchased from two Indians and located on the eastern shore of the Hudson River in a region known as Roeloffe Johnsons Kill. In return for this tract of land, Livingston's yearly "Quit Rent" due to his Majesty was twenty shillings. P. 2 contains a certification statement and signature by Lewis A. Scott. Written at Fort James (formerly Fort Amsterdam)

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

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