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Henry Brockholst Livingston ALS

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Henry Brockholst Livingston ALS
<B>Henry Brockholst Livingston Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> “<I>Brockholst Livingston</B></I>”. One page, 7.5” x 12.25”, New York, April 14, 1797, to W. Lauphey. In this letter Livingston assesses the chances of success in an unspecified case: “<I>As to the suit of chancery, the object of which is to perpetuate our testimony, not one of the defendants has filed an answer. They are all in contempt, & all arguments have issued to compel them to answer - I am not however very sanguine of success…</B></I>”. In 1806 President Thomas Jefferson appointed Livingston to the Supreme Court, and he served as an Associate Justice until death in 1823. The letter has a few splits in the fold creases, with a small area of loss at the left margin, else very good. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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