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Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: affairs at the Manor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03138 Author/Creator: Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1767/10/26 Pagination: 1p. + docket 31 x 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Walter assures his father that the Manor has been in order since he departed, and states that a legal action concerning a farm will not be tried until May.

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