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Vetch, Samuel to Robert Livingston re: caution regarding G.N.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01043 Author/Creator: Vetch, Samuel Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1714/01/25 Pagination: 2p. + docket 18.1 x 14.4 cm Order a Copy

Vetch instructs Livingston to be cautious when dealing with G.N. [Governor Nicholson], who is an enemy to Governor Hunter, and determined to work against Livingston in the matter with the palatines.

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