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Description
Four letters from Stephen Bayard to Gilbert Livingston of Kingston, N.Y., and one to Evert Wendell of Albany, dated New York between 1728 and 1743, before Bayard became mayor of the city. The correspondence is largely concerned with financial matters, especially debts Bayard wished to collect. One letter to Livingston is signed by both Stephen and Nicholas Bayard; another, dated December 6, 1731, mentions new governmental appointments in New York and New Jersey and praises a grand jury charge by James De Lancey.
Note
Stephen Bayard was the mayor of New York from 1744 to 1747.
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PID
islandora:104317
NYHS Identifier
Mss Collection - AHMC - Bayard: Stephen
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Owning Institution
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Type
Subject (Geographic)
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Date Created
1728 to 1743
Extent
5 letters