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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: goods damaged when a ship ran ashore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01125 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1717/03/04 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Philip reports the sorry news of some goods that were damaged on a ship that ran ashore on its way to London, and also reports that a ship from Boston sank, drowning some men that they knew. Docketed on address leaf.

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