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Nicholas Hoffman & Sons Account of Robert Livingston, Jr. with Robert Cambridge Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03602 Author/Creator: Nicholas Hoffman & Sons Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1786/09/21 Pagination: 1p. + docket 33.7 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Items on the account include sheep skins, knitting needles, cloves, raisens, and indigo. Docket notes that Nicholas Hoffman & Sons purchased and shipped the goods to Robert, Jr.

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