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Livingston, Robert Rates for Excise in Albany 1678

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00032 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1678 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 17.6 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Excise taxes for alcohol, wine, and other imported items.

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