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Livingston, William to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for the sloop to transport their mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02952 Author/Creator: Livingston, William Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1756/02/24 Pagination: 1p. + addr. + dock 18.6 x 15.5 cm Order a Copy

William asks Robert, Jr. to send his sloop down to New York so that they may send their mother's body to the Manor to be buried next to their father.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

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