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Ten Broek, Dirck W., fl. 1755 Deposition regarding 4 former tenants of Livingston Manor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02940 Author/Creator: Ten Broek, Dirck W., fl. 1755 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: [1755/11/21] Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

The document records statements given by 4 former tenants of Livingston Manor, Andris Reese, Jonathan Darby, Hendrick Brusie, and Christopher Brusie, who have violated Robert Livingston, Jr.'s orders and reoccupied their houses on the Manor. According to the deposition presented before Justice Dirck Ten Broek, the four men ardently refused to leave their possessions when ordered to do so by the deponents.

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