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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: dishonest trading practices

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01591 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1724/05/25 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Philip notes that the Governor may suspend trade with Canada for some time, and adds that everyone involved in trade at the moment seems to operate through malice and dishonesty. He also discusses the upcoming election, and the prospect of good trade with some Indians. Docketed on address leaf.

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

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