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Jamison, David, fl. 1619-1717 to Robert Livingston re: conterfeit money

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01026 Author/Creator: Jamison, David, fl. 1619-1717 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/07/18 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 32.7 x 21.6 cm Order a Copy

Jamison states that he has some letters for Livingston that he will send by the next post in August. He also notes that their bills of credit have been counterfeited, and the perpetrator is thought to be a jeweler from Boston. Docketed on address leaf.

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