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Jamison, David (fl. 1691-1717) to Robert Livingston re: questions about the election of Assemblymen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00649 Author/Creator: Jamison, David (fl. 1691-1717) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1701/10 Pagination: 3 p. + addr. 31.1 x 19 cm Order a Copy

Jamison writes with the results of the election for the Assembly, which were disputed by Lt. Governor Nanfan, and of a dispute between the two Houses of Parliament, as well as his own efforts at discovering the possibility of Livingston regaining his money. Docketed on address leaf.

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