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Livingston, Walter to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for security deposit

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03575 Author/Creator: Livingston, Walter Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1785/01/10 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 23 x 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Walter asks his father once again if he would provide a security deposit for him for a governmental position. He also notes that war between "the Emperor" and Holland seems inevitable. Docketed on address leaf.

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