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Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695 Account of Robert Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00150 Author/Creator: Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695 Place Written: London, England Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1687/11-1688/04 Pagination: 4 p. + docket 29.5 x 19.5 cm Order a Copy

An account of the debts accrued in shipping beaver, otter, and bear pelts from New York to London in November 1687 and April 1688. Docketed on verso.

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