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Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipment of wheat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03257 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1771/05/17 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Robert Cambridge encourages his father to accept a shipment of wheat that he believes will sell at a good price.

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