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Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: determined to clear debts

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03090 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1766/12/22 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Peter Robert writes that he is relieved that his father's anger towards him has subsided, and he promises to stay away from business of any kind, and to pay all of his debts within the next year. He also agrees to sell a house in Harlem, and notes that markets are extremely dull at the moment. Docketed on address leaf.

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