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Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: plea for flour

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02934 Author/Creator: Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Letter signed Date: 1755/11/02 Pagination: 1p. + docket 20.5 x 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Margaret notes that is was very "hard" of Robert, Jr. to refuse her a shipment of flour for her own use, and asks once more if he is willing to spare some for her, before she is forced to look elsewhere.

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