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Livingston, Johanna to Robert Livingston re: news of her arrival in Boston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00964 Author/Creator: Livingston, Johanna Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/06/01 Pagination: 1p. + addr. + dock 22.6 x 18 cm Order a Copy

Jo[h]anna informs her father of her arrival in Boston where she has met her sister and fallen ill.

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