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Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701 to Robert Livingston re: news from England

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00573 Author/Creator: Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1700/06/10 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Riggs writes of the current events as alledged to have occurred, claims that Parliament had been dissolved, and that Admiral Benby sailed back to England from Boston with a ship full of privateers. Finally, Riggs writes of Richard Ingoldsby's desire to become Governor of Bermuda. Docketed on address leaf.

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