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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: sale of the house

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01082 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1714/06/17 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Philip states that he has received a final offer for his father's house, and the sale shall be completed shortly. He also asks if he is to arrest Marisie van Rotterdam, and requests that his father send him some tobacco. Docketed on address leaf.

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