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Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 to Robert Livingston re: the location of Robert Livingston's sloop

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01058 Author/Creator: Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 Place Written: Kingston, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1714/04/05 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Gilbert describes when his father's sloop was last sighted, and explains that if it has not yet returned to the Manor, it has most likely altered its course by some means. Docketed on address leaf.

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