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Livingston, Alida Schuyler, 1656-1727 Bond to John Mitchell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02171 Author/Creator: Livingston, Alida Schuyler, 1656-1727 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1699/10/29 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Alida Livingston acknowledges a debt to John Mitchell for beef that she bought for the garrison at Albany. Her signature was removed from the document. P.2 contains a statement signed by John Mitchell, 11 September 1711, in which he assigns payment of the bond on p.1 to Mr. Lewis Lyrion. On p.3, Jacob Thibois signs for receipt of the bond from Edward Antill, 7 November 1700. Docketed on p.3.

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