Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Lease of a farm at Canen to Joel Chamberlain
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03360 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1777/02/27 Pagination: 1p. + docket 30.3 x 18.9 cm Order a Copy
Joel Chamberlain signed a one year lease with Robert Livingston, Jr. for a farm at Canen in Connecticut. Chamberlain agreed to keep the farm in good condition, prune the apple trees, and "to use the whole farm as a good farmer outh to do."
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