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Bayard. Stephen, fl. 1725-1731 to Robert Livingston re: price of provisions in New York and Curacao

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01821 Author/Creator: Bayard. Stephen, fl. 1725-1731 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1728/07/04 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Stephen writes of the extravagant prices for provisions in Curacao, and compares them with the prices in New York. He also writes of the theft of rum from Capt. Watten's cellar.

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