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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Petition to Sidney Godolphin re: reimbursement for victualling

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00590 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: ca. 1700 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Livingston petitions the Lord High Treasurer to receive "satisfaction" in return for victualling the four companies garrisoned at Albany, claiming to have victualled those four companies from 24 December 1699 to 24 April 1700 without having received any compensation for his expenditures.

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