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Blackall, John, fl. 1686 to Robert Livingston re: offer to sell Livingston's goods

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00139 Author/Creator: Blackall, John, fl. 1686 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1686/01/01 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 30.9 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Blackall thanks Livingston for inducing his mother to consign a case of beaver pelts to him, and hopes that he may succeed in selling them in London. Requests that Livingston send him further consignments.

Blackall, John, fl. 1686

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