Lot 31
Livingston, Phillip (1716-78) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Letter Signed ("Phil. Livingston"), with holograph closing, "I am Sir, your Most obedt. servant," 9 x 7½ in., New York, Feb. 19, 1772. To Mr. Elliot, saying, "The concerned in the Westerhook patent are…all ready to pay their Quit Rents but that they may not be obliged to pay more than they owe it will be necessary that Mr. Kennedys books be posted up…." Light age wear, else fine. It was in Livingston's home in Brooklyn Heights, New York, that General Washington held a council of war with the other American officers and decided to retreat from Long Island. When the British occupied New York, they used Livingston's home as a Royal Navy hospital and confiscated his business interests. Livingston is rare.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1982.
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