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Van Beuren, John Receipt from Simon Melnis of corn for Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04271 Author/Creator: Van Beuren, John Place Written: Ancram, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1790/05/06 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 7.6 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

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