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Beekman, Henry (fl. 1696-1717) to Robert Livingston re: news from England and the West Indies

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01132 Author/Creator: Beekman, Henry (fl. 1696-1717) Place Written: Kingston, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1717/03/27 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 23.7 x 19 cm Order a Copy

Beekman gives news that the Duke of Marlborough and Prince of Whales are dead, the King has arrived in England, and that provisions are very low in the West Indies. Docketed on address leaf.

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