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Van Dyck, Arent, fl. 1683 Account of Robert Livingston [in Dutch and English]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00105 Author/Creator: Van Dyck, Arent, fl. 1683 Place Written: Barbados Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1683/10/22 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 39.5 cm Order a Copy

The goods being transacted probably originate from Barbados, including flour. Also signed by Robert Stanford.

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