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Loomis, Ebenezer (fl. 1753) Testimony regarding the Livingston's rights to Taghkanic and the Manor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02866 Author/Creator: Loomis, Ebenezer (fl. 1753) Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1753/08/23 Pagination: 2p. + docket 30.9 x 18.7 cm Order a Copy

In the trial of Robert and Johannis Van Deusen v. Josiah Loomis, Ebenezer Loomis states that he remembers that the late Philip Livingston allowed his brother Josiah Loomis to build a house and farm upon the land called Taghkanic. He also notes that about a year ago, Robert Livingston, Jr. ordered Josiah Loomis off of the farm at Taghkanic.

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