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Elliott, Michael, fl. 1767-1790 Agreement to be the carpenter & clerk at the forges at Maryburgh

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03317 Author/Creator: Elliott, Michael, fl. 1767-1790 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1774/02/26 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 31 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

The document states that Michael Elliott agrees with Robert Livingston, Jr. "to do all such work in the carpenter & wheel wright trade, as shall be required of him" at the forge at Maryburgh on the Manor of Livingston. Elliott also agrees to let his sons work on the forge, and to board freemen or enslaved people when asked. Also signed and sealed by Robert Livingston, Jr.

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