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Gustavus Risberg wrote from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Susan Kean in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Risberg received a request from Mr. Thomas and Mr. Willing. Mr. William Smith and Mr. Kean were appointed by the stakeholders of South Carolina to vote Directors by Proxy. Mr. Kean attended the election in January 1795 and gave in the Votes. However, the Powers of the Proxies could not be found. Mr. Willing has been called upon for those papers. Requests that Susan review her papers and if the Powers are found to transmit them to him. One of Mr. Ricketts’ Canal Lottery Tickets drew. One of the finalist prizes. Risberg credited Susan’s account with $10.20.

Author/Creator

Gustavus Risberg

Recipient

Susan Kean, formerly Susan Livingston and later Susan Ursin Niemcewicz (1759-1833)

Creation Date

09-06-1796

Creation Date

9-6-1796

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 2

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Gustavus Risberg to Susan Kean, September 6, 1796

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