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Livingston, Johnston to Crawfurd Livingston re: plea for forgiveness

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04481 Author/Creator: Livingston, Johnston Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Letter Date: [n.y.]/09/14 Pagination: 3p. + addr. 24.4 x 20.2 Order a Copy

The author of the letter begs Crawfurd to forgive him for his faults, and wonders why he is criticized so harshly.

Livingston, Crawfurd, fl. 1833-1839
Livingston, Johnston, 1817-1911

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