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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Fragment of legal proceeding, signed by Livingston's secretary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00014 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1676/08/22 Pagination: 1 p. 32.4 x 15.7 cm Order a Copy

Copy of the sentence passed in the case of Nicolaus van Renselaer v. Jacob Milborne and Jacob Leisler.

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