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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: contested boundaries on the Manor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02682 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1743/06/09 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Philip writes that Indians have contested the Livingston's right to a section of the Manor, and claim that they acquired it through illegal means. However, he notes that the contested area is so small, that he will let it go, rather than become involved in a protracted lawsuit.

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749
Livingston, Robert Jr., 1688-1775

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