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Livingston, Robert L., 1746-1813 to [Richard] Montgomery re: gratitude for Montgomery's efforts

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04198 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert L., 1746-1813 Place Written: Ticonderoga, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1775/11/29 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 32.7 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Robert thanks [Montgomery] for his heroic efforts and for enduring great hardships, but notes that he may not yet travel to his camp, for reasons that should remain unspoken at the moment. Docketed on address leaf.

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