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Blackham, Jacob, fl. 1713 to Robert Livingston re: items left at Livingston's home

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00994 Author/Creator: Blackham, Jacob, fl. 1713 Place Written: Schenectady, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/02/08 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 19.9 x 15.4 cm Order a Copy

Blackwell asks Livingston if he may retrieve some items that his wife left at Livingston's home a few months ago. The letter is followed by a statement by Jacob Timerman, who acknowledges receiving the goods from Livingston in Blackwell's name. Dated 12 February 1713, Manor of Livingston. Docketed on address leaf.

Blackham, Jacob, fl. 1713

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