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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 to Philip Livingston re: request for help procuring cattle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02415 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1714/10/29 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 21 x 16.7 cm Order a Copy

Robert writes that he desires 20 cattle for the Spring, and asks Philip if he will speak to a man from New England that has particularly good livestock. Docketed on address leaf.

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