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Livingston, Robert, 1688-1775 to Philip Livingston re: severe illness of Alida Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02439 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1688-1775 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1716/05/30 Pagination: 1p. + docket 20.8 x 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Robert writes that their mother is sicker than she has ever been, and asks Philip to send a doctor to the Manor. He concludes with a note of fear that they may lose their mother.

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