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Vetch, Samuel to John Livingston re: plans for a meeting before their departure for Britain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01053 Author/Creator: Vetch, Samuel Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1714/03/08 Pagination: 1p. + docket 17 x 11.8 cm Order a Copy

Vetch states that he would like to meet with John and father Robert Livingston before their trip to Great Britain. He also discusses the apparent madness of Governor Nicholson.

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