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Graham, James, fl. 1679-1700 to Robert Livingston re: the trial of Captain Kidd

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00572 Author/Creator: Graham, James, fl. 1679-1700 Place Written: Morrisania, [?] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1700/06/08 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. 30.3 x 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Graham writes to assure Livingston of the passage of any danger which could have been incurred due to Livingston's dealings with Captain Kidd, and to advise that any of the moneys he had advanced for the victualling of the troops would be returned at the appropriate time, with patience being the proper way to look upon the situation at hand. Docketed on address leaf.

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