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Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: offer to sell wheat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03240 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1770/04/26 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 22.8 x 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Robert Cambridge states that a large shipment of wheat is expected, and he wonders if Robert, Jr. would care to purchase it.

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