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Croesfelts, Bay, fl. 1697 Receipt re: payment of £5

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00378 Author/Creator: Croesfelts, Bay, fl. 1697 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1697/07/23 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 13.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Livingston paid Croesfelt £5 for the rent of a house where Captain Kidd resided for one year.

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