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Cosens, B., fl. 1699-1702 Robert Livingston's salary as Subcollector of Excise at Albany

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00224 Author/Creator: Cosens, B., fl. 1699-1702 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1699/05/31 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Cosens, the Clerk of the Council at Albany, certifies that "the Sallary of the Subcollector at Albany hath been fifty pounds."

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