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Livingston, Maria, fl. 1831 to Johnston Livingston re: advice to write to a "beloved friend"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04068 Author/Creator: Livingston, Maria, fl. 1831 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1831/03/23 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Apparently written by a cousin of Johnston Livingston. She asks Johnston to send her love to her cousin Til [Matilda], and also advises him to send a note to his "beloved friend" S.A.

Livingston, Maria, fl. 1831

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