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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 to the Governor and Council of Boston re: war with French, Jacob Leisler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02032 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Letter Date: 1690/06/18 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses the current situation in Albany with regard to the war with the French. It also explains the calamity of Jacob Leisler's authority, and the immediate need for a new Governor of Albany and New York. P.4 contains a note to Dirk Wessels in Dutch. Letter marked as a copy. Docketed on verso.

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