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Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: expulsion of English merchants from New Orleans

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03213 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1769/11/08 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Peter Robert explains that he has news that Capt. Harris must stay in New Orleans a little longer to collect some debts, and notes that the Spanish Governor has ordered all English merchants (with the exception of Harris) out of the territory.

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