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Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: battle with the French in Minorca

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02977 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1756/08/13 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Peter writes that the English seem to have had a successful battle against the French in Minorca. Docketed on address leaf.

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