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Livingston, Johanna, fl. 1711-1717 to Robert Livingston re: request for Livingston to send beer and biskett

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00960 Author/Creator: Livingston, Johanna, fl. 1711-1717 Place Written: New London, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/05/13 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

Jo[h]anna questions her father as to why he has not yet sent the desired goods, and implores him to do so with haste. She then discusses her plans to return home soon, and expresses disappointment with her mother and father for their sparse correspondence.

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