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Bayard. Stephen, fl. 1725-1731 to Robert Livingston re: news from the West Indies

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01748 Author/Creator: Bayard. Stephen, fl. 1725-1731 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1725/12/16 Pagination: 3p. : address : Height: 19 cm, Width: 15.4 cm Order a Copy

Stephen writes that the King is to return to London, and that England will go to war with Spain for reasons unknown to him. He also discusses the state of trade in the West Indies. Docketed on address leaf.

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