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Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794 to Robert R. Livingston II

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.07 Author/Creator: Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: March 31, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

In the hand of Jonah Sergeant; signed by Clark and Sergeant. The letter discusses three prisoners seeking discharge.

Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794
Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813
Sergeant, Jonah, fl. 1777

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