Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 to Robert Livingston re: proposition for financial assistance
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01379 Author/Creator: Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: [1721/09/14] Pagination: 3p. + docket 30.8 x 21.1 cm Order a Copy
Gilbert apoligizes for falling into disfavor with his father, and explains that drastic circumstances have left him financially crippled and without a decent plot of land. He therefore proposes that his father give him some assistance, for his grandchildren's sake, and procure a piece of land and a job for him.
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