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Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 to Peter DeWitt re: trade

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04450 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1749/09/19 Pagination: 2p. + addr. + docket 37.2 x 23.0 Order a Copy

Robert, Jr. discusses the various goods he would like to trade, as well as the current market prices of these goods.

DeWitt, Peter, fl. 1741-1750
Livingston, Robert Jr., 1688-1775

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