Meriwether, Richard (fl. 1691-1695) "Letter of Attorney" re: naming Robert Livingston as Meriwether's lawyer
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00189 Author/Creator: Meriwether, Richard (fl. 1691-1695) Place Written: London, [England] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1691/03/18 Pagination: 3p.+ docket 30.8 x 19.7 cm Order a Copy
The first two pages are the Letter of Attorney, transfering title of attorney in the matter of Meriwether vs. Jeremiah Todhill to Robert Livingston. Todhill was alleged to have been in debt with Meriwether to the sum of one hundred pounds. Page three is a statement by Edward Antill, witnessing a monetary transaction to Meriwether and the Letter of Attorney to Livingston.
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