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Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: progress of his travels

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03589 Author/Creator: Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 Place Written: Leicester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1785/10/03 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Walter writes that he has just arrived in Leicester, and will continue on to Boston and then Providence in a few days. He also notes that there is no account of any French arrived in Rhode Island.

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