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Dakin, Joshua, fl. 1774 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: offer to purchase Ephraim Reynolds's farm

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03316 Author/Creator: Dakin, Joshua, fl. 1774 Place Written: Oblong, [?] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1774/03/15 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 18.6 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Dakin writes that the bearer of the letter desires to purchase Ephraim Reynolds's farm on the Manor of Livingston, and may be relied upon to make all necessary payments in a responsible manner.

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