ALS, 1782 July 12 : to Trenton, to Captain Jonathan Dayton.

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ALS, 1782 July 12 : to Trenton, to Captain Jonathan Dayton.

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Written as governor of New Jersey, Livingston refers to a letter he had written to General Washington and some officers who had escaped from a prison ship.

1 1/4 p. ; 21 x 17 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824

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Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as its third Speaker, and later in the U.S. Senate. Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy. He was never tried, but his national political career never recovered. Dayton was born in Elizabethtown (now known as Eli...

Livingston, William, 1723-1790

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William Livingston (November 30, 1723 – July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first non-Colonial governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he signed the Continental Association and the United States Constitution. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Albany, New York, Livingston received his early education from local schools and tutors. At age...