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Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758 to Robert Livingston re: Margaret's family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00932 Author/Creator: Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1712/07/21 Pagination: 1p. + addr. + dock 21.3 x 17 cm Order a Copy

Margaret writes to say how busy she is with her son who is sick, and how much she desires to see the rest of her family.

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