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Bolcher, Andrew, fl. 1690 to Robert Livingston re: attempts to recruit men in struggle against French

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00181 Author/Creator: Bolcher, Andrew, fl. 1690 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1690/02/22 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Bolcher discusses Livingston's wishes to live peaceably, and his attempts to recruit men for the "warr with france," which have apparantly met with little or no success. Much of the letter is illegible due to damage. Written in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.

Bolcher, Andrew, fl. 1690

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