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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00614 Author/Creator: Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1701/06/26 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Riggs writes disbelieving the actions recently taken by the French, and forwarding news of Parliamentary addresses to the King. He also writes of two merchants who decide against voyaging to Albany, and of a Captain whose ship had been siezed in New York Harbor. Docketed on address leaf.

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