Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 to Robert Livingston re: request for a slave and indentures
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00974 Author/Creator: Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 Place Written: Kingston, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 April 1713 Pagination: 1p. + docket + addr. 24.3 x 19 cm Order a Copy
One letter addressed to Robert Livingston from Gilbert Livingston dated April 8, 1713. Expresses to his father that he would send him an enslaved person and to assist him in retaining a young palatin boy as a servant. Docketed on address leaf.
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