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Collection Reference Number
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GLC03107.00233
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From Archive Folder
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The Livingston Family Papers [019] 1693
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Title
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Address of Robert Livingston to Governor re: repayment of debt
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Date
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14 April 1693
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Author
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Livingston, Robert (1654-1728)
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Document Type
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Business and financial document
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Content Description
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Address to Governor Fletcher in which Livingston requests that he be reimbursed the £2140 he loaned the colony.
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Subjects
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Government and Civics Finance Debt
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People
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Livingston, Robert (1654-1728)
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Place written
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New York, New York
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Theme
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Government & Politics
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Sub-collection
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The Livingston Family Papers
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Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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Transcript
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Show/hide New York, 15 April 1693 In his Excell[enc]ys [Se] The humble Adress of Robt Livingston Sheweth That he was Encouradged to advanse [struck: his] £1304:12:1- for the subsisting their Maj[es]tys forses Imployed in the Reinforceing of Albany, upon the Exspectation that [struck: at the time] he should be reimbursed [struck: when] at the time when they should be discharged from that servise, but [struck: May] so it is that the Coffers of the Treasury [struck: are] [inserted: being] Empty whereby your Excell[enc]y servant is disapointed - and being Considerably Indebted to severall Merchants who gave him Credite to Enable him to supply the said forses, who press him [inserted: now] very hard for their Money: And your Excell[enc]ys servant being likewyse moved from the good affection he bears unto their Maj[est]y and their Governmt under your Excell[enc]ys Administration, was Indused for the [inserted: further] security of the said frontiers to make a farther Considerable advanse of his estate, [inserted: & Credits wherein many poor people are concerned] to the value of £835:18:3- is the whole whereof doth amount to £2140:10:4- [struck: Ther] doth Therefor Humbly pray your Excell[enc]y that some method may be taken for his speedy satisfaction otherwyse he shall be [struck: ever] disabled to [doe] their Maj[est]ys the Like servise for the future and [inserted: be] likewyse unable to suport his reputation [inserted: since] Constrained to sinke under his present pressures if [not receifed] by your Excell[enc]ys Prudent directions all which is humbly submitted by your Excell[enc]y Most faithfull & most obedient [servant] [docket] N Yorke 15 Apl 1693 Copy Robt Livingstons address to the govt
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