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Livingston, Gilbert Meeting of the secret committee of the state of New York

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04358 Author/Creator: Livingston, Gilbert Place Written: Poughkeepsie, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1776/08/01 Pagination: 2p. 31.4 x 19.3 cm Order a Copy

The resolutions of the meeting state that the committe should purchase as many cables and anchors as possible; and also that Robert R. Livingston is to be sent down to New York to consult with "the General" on matters of defense. Docketed on verso.

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