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Bayard, Alida, fl. 1725 to Robert Livingston re: marriage to Stephen Bayard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01657 Author/Creator: Bayard, Alida, fl. 1725 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1725/07/08 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy

Alida writes that she was recently married in Amboy, and expresses her desire to visit with her grandparents very soon.

Bayard, Alida, fl. 1725

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