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Vangognoth, Joseph, fl. 1770 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for clothing and linen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03245 Author/Creator: Vangognoth, Joseph, fl. 1770 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1770/07/29 Pagination: 2p. 21.7 x 24.1 cm Order a Copy

"It is a very hard matter I must suffer thus for want of Cloathing & linen, & in Confinement, I humbly intreat you, that you will be pleased thro' pitty to a Confined Prisoner (unlawfully detain) that you'l send, & demand those things." P.2 is a list of clothing and other items left with "Plattner."

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