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Storke & Gainsborough, fl. 1738 to Robert Livingston, Jr. and Henry Cuyler re: arrival of the Ship Oswego

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02575 Author/Creator: Storke & Gainsborough, fl. 1738 Place Written: London, England Type: Letter signed Date: 1738/07/28 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Storke & Gainsborough announce the arrival of the Ship Oswego, and state that tensions are mounting with the Spanish. Followed by another letter dated 18 August 1738, in which they explain that they have received Capt. Langdon, and discuss arrangements for sending goods back to New York. Docketed on address leaf.

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