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Livingston, Robert Account sheet of provisions disbursed during Livingston's absence from Albany

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00205 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Place Written: [Albany, New York] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1692/03/15 Pagination: 1p. + docket 31.5 x 22.2 cm Order a Copy

An itemized list of the beef, pork, and peas which were distributed during Livingston's absence from Albany during Leisler's rebellion.

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