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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Petition to Queen Anne re: repayment for outlays

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00707 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: Whitehall, London, England Type: Manuscript document Date: 1704/04/13 Pagination: 9 p. + 2 dockets 31.8 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

P.1 contains the petition of Robert Livingston for the repayment of his salary in Albany. P.2 contains a note in which "Her Majesty" refers the petition to the Lord High Treasurer. This is followed by a note dated 29 April 1704 from William Lowndes stating that the Lord Treasurer has commanded him to transmit the petition to an unspecified individual for review. The remaining 7 pages contain Livingston's petition for reiumbursement.

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