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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Account of Samuel Vetch

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00673 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1726/05/14 Pagination: 6p. + docket 41.5 x 16.4 cm Order a Copy

Livingston's account with Vetch, beginning 7 March 1702, amounted to £820 due to Robert Livingston. All forms of transactions are tabulated, from purchases of "limons" and "muslin" to the giving of pocket money to Mrs. Margaret Vetch.

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