Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 to Robert Livingston re: request to purchase a slave
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00937 Author/Creator: Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789 Place Written: Kingston, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1712/08/23 Pagination: 1p. + docket 31 x 19 cm Order a Copy
Gilbert discusses some matters regarding trade, and then asks that his father purchase him an enslaved person.
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