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Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: commotion regarding the Liberty Pole

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03231 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1770/02/05 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Peter Robert states that there has been a great uproar in the City regarding the destruction of the Liberty Pole, and explains that they are looking for a new place to erect it.

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