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Livingston, Henry (1753-1823) to Walter Patterson re: difficulty living in New York

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04532 Author/Creator: Livingston, Henry (1753-1823) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1818/11/20 Pagination: 3p.+ addr. 25.9 x 20.5 Order a Copy

H[enry] L[ivingston] describes the problems a friend has had maintaining a job and a place to live in New York, and advises Walter to prevent his mother and sister from going to New York for the winter. Docketed on address leaf.

Patterson, Walter, fl. 1793-1823
Livingston, Henry, 1753-1823

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