Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701 to Robert Livingston re: news from England

GLC03107.00478

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GLC#
GLC03107.00478-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1700/02/12
Author/Creator
Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701
Title
to Robert Livingston re: news from England
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 20.9 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
The Thirteen Colonies

Reports received from ships docked in New York. A ship from Holland told the tale of three ships which were bound from Boston and capsized, drowning most of the crew. Another ship told of the marriage of Anna Cortlandt in Boston. Talks about Lord Cornbury, who "put in for this government." but is rumored to be dead. Docketed on address leaf.

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