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Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: trade and business

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03443 Author/Creator: Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1782/08/06 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 33.2 x 21 cm Order a Copy

Van Vechten writes that he has had trouble procuring payments due to Robert, Jr., and notes that the sale of iron is slow at the moment. Docketed on address leaf.

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