Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: slow trade and a shortage of money
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00970 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/04/13 Pagination: 1p. + docket + addr. 33 x 20.8 cm Order a Copy
Philip urges his father to procure a pass to go to Canada where he may make some money, and asks that his father to help him financially by sending him one or two enslaved people, and paying some of his debt. Docketed on address leaf.
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