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Vetch, Samuel, 1668-1732 to Robert Livingston re: family concerns

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01007 Author/Creator: Vetch, Samuel, 1668-1732 Place Written: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/04/24 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Vetch expresses concern over the loss of John Livingston's wife, and hopes that his wife and her sister Jo[h]anna will be in each other's company soon. He also mentions some trouble abroad relating to hostility against Protestants.

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