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Sales of flour for the account of Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03193 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1769/12/31 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 39.3 cm, Width: 31.5 cm Order a Copy

The account records to whom the flour was sold, the quantity, and what price was received. P.2 contains 2 more accounts. The first is "A General account of Merchandize recd. in 1769 from Robert Livingston Junr. for sale on his proper account and risk," and the second records cornel sold for the account of Robert Livingston.

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