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Smith, Matthyse, fl. 1769 Financial bond to Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03190 Author/Creator: Smith, Matthyse, fl. 1769 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1769/03/22 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The document holds Matthyse Smith and his son Matthyse Smith, Jr. responsible for repaying a debt to Robert Livingston, Jr. within a designated period of time. With ANS on p.2 by Robert Livingston, Jr. stating that the above bond is "discharged by another bond given by Mathys Smith, Adam Smith, and Philip Bonessel, dated 24 November 1772.

Smith, Matthyse, fl. 1769

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