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De Lavalle, Thomas, fl. 1679 to Robert Livingston re: congratulations on marriage

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00041 Author/Creator: De Lavalle, Thomas, fl. 1679 Place Written: Esopus New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1679/08/22 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

De Lavalle sends wishes for "all the happinesse in this world" to Livingston and his new wife, and requests that Livingston forward De Lavalle's eleven beaver pelts to Mr. John Robinson who is presently with Livingston in Albany. Docketed on address leaf.

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