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to Mr. Cuyler re: sale of provisions

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01105 Author/Creator: Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Letter Date: 1715/04/28 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Below the letter to Mr. Cuyler are some account calculations and a note by Philip Livingston. Page 2 is an account sheet of provisions sold to different individuals, including Robert and Philip Livingston, from August 1714 to January 1715. Docketed on recto. Docket reads: "Copy of a letter to Mr Cuyler."

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