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Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: business and trade

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03284 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1773/07/10 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Robert Cambridge informs his father of the interest collected on his bonds, and notes that there has been a drop in the value of flour. Docketed on verso.

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