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Justices of the City of Albany Court of Sessions re: resolution to fortify the city of Albany

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01503 Author/Creator: Justices of the City of Albany Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1722/02/06 Pagination: 2p. + addr.+docket 32.4 x 20.9 cm Order a Copy

Citing difficulties caused by poor harvests and unfavorable weather, the Justices decide that it is necessary to obtain an act of the General Assembly to complete the fortification of Albany. Document certified as a true copy by Philip Livingston. Docketed on address leaf.

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