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Van Beuren, John to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request to mow grass

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03548 Author/Creator: Van Beuren, John Place Written: Ancram, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1784/07/05 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Van Beuren asks Robert, Jr. for permission to mow a meadow. Docketed on address leaf. Written at the Manor of Livingston.

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