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Porter, John, fl. 1681-1698 Account of Robert Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00427 Author/Creator: Porter, John, fl. 1681-1698 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: [1697/01/07] Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Record of Livingston's debt to Porter for various forms of manual labor such as cleaning stables and clearing snow.

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