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Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Insurance policy for the Brigantine Ancram

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02656 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document Date: 1742/04/19 Pagination: 3p. + docket 32.4 x 21 cm Order a Copy

The insurance policy covers goods on the Ancram from St. Christopher to New York. On p.3 George J. Moore signed for receipt of payment from Robert, Jr. on 30 April 1742.

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