Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 [Information given by Icholbald Hubbel concerning Thom]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03419 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 1782/07/10 Pagination: 2p. 18.1 x 21.2 cm Order a Copy
The document relays information regarding the whereabouts of Thom, a man seeking emancipation from Robert Livingston. Thom claims that he was freed from Livingston in order to work freely. Hubbel mentions that Thom is travelling with two other Black men. It is not noted whether or not they are freemen. Docketed on verso.
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