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Vielie, Cornelius, fl. 1782 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: shipment of hay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03450 Author/Creator: Vielie, Cornelius, fl. 1782 Place Written: Red Hook, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1782/10/08 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 17.5 cm, Width: 16.4 cm Order a Copy

Vielie writes that a shipment of hay has just arrived, and desires to know if Robert, Jr. intends to purchase a portion of it. With ANS on p.2 by Robert Livingston, Jr., in which he states that he directed Vielie to purchase a portion of the hay for the Manor. Docketed on address leaf.

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