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1782/09/10

Van Deusen, Jan, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: apology for failure to make a payment

Van Deusen apologizes for not paying Robert, Jr. for iron, and assures him that this is not due to carelessness, but to the numerous misfortunes that have befallen him. He promises to pay his debt as soon as he has the resources available to do so. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.03447

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