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Bayard. Stephen, fl. 1725-1731 to Robert Livingston re: word from Samuel Vetch

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01666 Author/Creator: Bayard. Stephen, fl. 1725-1731 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1725/07/25 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Stephen writes that a letter came for his wife Alida from her father Samuel Vetch, and that he is not sure if Vetch plans to return to the colony any time soon. Docketed on address leaf.

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