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DeWitt, John, fl. 1740-1744 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: invoice of flour and cornell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02584 Author/Creator: DeWitt, John, fl. 1740-1744 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1739/08/23 Pagination: 3p. + addr. 33.1 x 20.9 cm Order a Copy

Pages 1&2 contain an invoice of flour and cornell sent to Robert Livingston, Jr. in New York. In his letter on p.3, Dewitt explains what is in the shipment. Docketed on address leaf.

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