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Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) to Sidney Godolphin re: request for payment

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00739 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) Place Written: [London, England] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1705/03/16 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 29.7 x 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Petition for nine years salary as Secretary for Indian Affairs, as having been reinstated by Queen Anne.

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714
Godolphin, Sidney, 1645-1712

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