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Nanfan, John, fl. 1688-1702 to Robert Livingston re: news of forwarded packet from Earl of Bellomont

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00592 Author/Creator: Nanfan, John, fl. 1688-1702 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1700/03/30 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Nanfan writes to Livingston that he had received a packet from the Earl of Bellomont, which he forwarded to Albany to Livingston and the rest of the Indian Affairs Commissioners. Also, Nanfan writes of the arrival of New Jersey Governer Andrew Hamilton in New York.

Nanfan, John, fl. 1688-1702
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
Hamilton, Andrew, ?-1703

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