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Livingston, Johanna, fl. 1711-1717 to Robert Livingston re: waiting for Margaret Vetch

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00984 Author/Creator: Livingston, Johanna, fl. 1711-1717 Place Written: New London, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/03/17 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 16.4 cm Order a Copy

Jo[h]anna explains that she is waiting for Margaret to arrive in Boston, but offers to return home immediately if her family desires it. Docketed on address leaf.

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