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Bayard, Nicholas fl. 1692-1755 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: sale of rum and molasses

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02825 Author/Creator: Bayard, Nicholas fl. 1692-1755 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1751/10 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy

Nicholas hopes that Robert, Jr. will purchase rum and molasses from him, as he desires to take all of Robert, Jr.'s iron. Docketed on address leaf.

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