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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Copy of a bond between Livingston and Richard Blackham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00336 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: London, England Type: Manuscript document Date: 1716/05/13 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Livingston's bond with Richard Blackham regarding the Adventure Galley, the ship captained by William Kidd, for one fifteenth share of the profits gained. P.2 contains a note by Livingston to Mr. Douglas from 13 May 1716.

Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Finance
Maritime
Pirates
Privateering
The Thirteen Colonies

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