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Livingston, M., fl. 1779 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for iron pipe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03387 Author/Creator: Livingston, M., fl. 1779 Place Written: Rhinebeck, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1779/03/27 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 24.4 x 18.6 cm Order a Copy

M. Livingston asks his/her cousin, Robert, Jr., to send the pipe he/she ordered as soon as it is finished. A portion of the document is illegible due to damage. Docketed on address leaf.

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