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Livingston, John to Robert Livingston re: consent to marry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01009 Author/Creator: Livingston, John Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/06/13 Pagination: 2p. + docket 17.4 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

John asks for his parents's consent to marry the daughter of Sarah Knight, and mentions that if they desire, his sister Jo[h]anna may give them a truthful account of the woman.

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