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Hodsron, Teodorus, fl. 1737 to Robert Livingston Jr. re: ruined cargo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02533 Author/Creator: Hodsron, Teodorus, fl. 1737 Place Written: Amsterdam, Netherlands Type: Letter Date: 1737/03/26 Pagination: 3p. : docket : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Hods[r]on writes of some trading cargo that was ruined, and the losses incurred by the incident. He also notes that trading vessels have been met with hostility around Spain, and also forwards some general news of the price of provisions in different colonies. Marked as a copy.

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