McArthur, Patrick, fl. 1771 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for a weaver
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03256 Author/Creator: McArthur, Patrick, fl. 1771 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1771/04/25 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 19.2 x 16 cm Order a Copy
Patrick McArthur explains that he and the other men in his neighborhood have been in great need of a weaver, and ask that Robert, Jr. send them Hendric Francisco to fill this position, and to also give him a plot of land and a garden. Docketed on address leaf.
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