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Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Authorization for John Wigram to distrain and appraise goods

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04214 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1785/02/04 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 20.9 cm Order a Copy

Robert, Jr. authorizes John Wigram to enter the house of the late widow of Simon Shutts, to distrain and appraise the goods therein, and to sell them according to the amount of unpaid rent.

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