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Dutuffeaux, fl. 1701 to Robert Livingston re: Philip Livingston [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02390 Author/Creator: Dutuffeaux, fl. 1701 Place Written: New Rochelle, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1701/09/16 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 24 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

As a part of his education, Philip Livingston spent a year in the Huegenot community of New Rochelle to learn to read and write French. Related to GLC03107.01.00574. Docketed on address leaf.

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