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Livingston, John to Robert Livingston re: assured virtue of Elizabeth Knight

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01025 Author/Creator: Livingston, John Place Written: New London, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/07/16 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 32.3 x 20.8 cm Order a Copy

John questions his parents' hesitation regarding his desire to marry Elizabeth Knight, and again invites them to make an inquiry into her background. Docketed on address leaf.

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