Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Memorial to Sidney Godolphin re: repayment of Livingston's salary
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00727 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Place Written: Whitehall [London, England] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1704/11/23 Pagination: 2 p. + docket 28.5 x 18 cm Order a Copy
Petition addressed to Lord Treasurer, Sidney Godolphin in which Livingston explains that his post as Secretary of Indian Affairs is a military and not a civil post, thus making it legally sound to pay his salary out of the military fund.
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