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Williams, Thomas to Robert Livingston re: meeting regarding the Court House

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01351 Author/Creator: Williams, Thomas Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1721/01/28 Pagination: 1p. + addr. + dock 20.8 x 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Williams writes that some Justices are not interested in Livingston's opinion regarding the court house because of their dissatisfaction with a law Livingston made some time ago.

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