Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sending goods back to England
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03322 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Robert, fl. 1765-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1775/02/19 Pagination: 1p. + docket 30.6 x 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Peter Robert writes that a ship carrying goods just arrived from London, but is presently under armed guard to ensure that nothing is unloaded from the ship. He believes that "the People in general are determined she [the ship] shall go back."
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