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Yates, Robert, 1738-1801 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: impossible to pay full debt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03354 Author/Creator: Yates, Robert, 1738-1801 Place Written: Poughkeepsie, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1776/09/24 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Robert Yates explains with regret that upon inspection of his treasury, he found it impossible to pay his full debt to Robert, Jr. He then gives Robert, Jr. an order for the type of iron that he is in need of. Docketed on address leaf.

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