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Thickstone, Jeremy Promissory note for Robert Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00589 Author/Creator: Thickstone, Jeremy Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1700/12/18 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 12.2 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Thickstone agrees that he remains indebted to Robert Livingston for the sum of 120 guilders.

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