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Vetch, Samuel, 1668-1732 to Alida Livingston re: misfortune and suffering

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02181 Author/Creator: Vetch, Samuel, 1668-1732 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1701/12/25 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Vetch prays that he may have the patience to bear what God has inflicted upon him, and believes that his misfortune must be a part of God's greater designs. He sends his respects to Alida, and hopes that she may yet see her grandchildren. Docketed on address leaf.

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