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Vetch, Samuel to Robert Livingston re: warning of Governor Nicholson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01045 Author/Creator: Vetch, Samuel Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/12/28 Pagination: 2p. + docket 18 x 14.9 cm Order a Copy

Vetch writes to warn Livingston of Nicolson's hostility toward Livingston and Governor Hunter, and also explains his own conflicts with the man. Vetch also indicates that Nicolson is not interested in sorting out Livingston's account with the palatines, and expresses his hope that Livingston will not have to travel to Great Britain in order to get his money.

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