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Jamison, David, fl. 1619-1717 to Robert Livingston re: possibility or war, conflict at sea

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00912 Author/Creator: Jamison, David, fl. 1619-1717 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1712/04/09 Pagination: 3p. : address : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 15.7 cm Order a Copy

Jamison explains how Parliament is currently divided over the issue of going to war, and states that some man of wars have already arrived in Amerca. He also talks describes a violent conflict where a ship was taken for ransom, and some men were left dead, wounded, or missing. Docketed on address leaf.

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