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Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sudden death of their mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02950 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1756/02/21 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Peter explains how their mother fell ill all of a sudden and expired the previous night. He proposes depositing her remains in a vault in New York, until they may carry out her wishes and bury her next to their father in the Spring. Docketed on address leaf.

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