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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Account of the Excise at Albany

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00554 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1700/12/01 Pagination: 7 p. : docket : Height: 30 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

The Account of excise covers the period of 25 March 1700 to 1 December 1700. Also includes an account of rum and liquor expended in households, and an account of debts to the city of Albany.

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