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Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813 to Nathanael Greene re: news of the Peace Treaty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07661 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: 1783/03/12 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

"I should think it prudent to maintain so respectable a force in Georgia and South Carolina as would discourage any attempt on them fin case the Negotiations should prove abortive."

Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

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