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Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for an account of cattle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02976 Author/Creator: Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1756/07/28 Pagination: 1p. + docket 31.7 x 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Peter asks Robert, Jr. to send him an account of any cattle he has recently shipped.

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