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Livingston, Elizabeth, fl. 1714-1721 to Robert Livingston re: the sale of her mother's house and land

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01365 Author/Creator: Livingston, Elizabeth, fl. 1714-1721 Place Written: Norwich, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1721/04/15 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Elizabeth states that she has been administering her husband's estate in his absence, and sadly explains how her mother has been forced to sell her house and land in Norwich, and move to her house in New London. Docketed on address leaf.

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