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Livingston, John to Robert Livingston re: news of his financial venture

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00626 Author/Creator: Livingston, John Place Written: Morrisania, [?] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1701/08/24 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 15.4 cm Order a Copy

John apologizes for not visiting the manor due to business obligations in New York. Docketed.

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