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Sailes, Hugh, fl. 1713 to Robert Livingston re: account of Livingston's beer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01034 Author/Creator: Sailes, Hugh, fl. 1713 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1713/12/13 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Saills gives an account of how he disposed of Livingston's beer and the price that he received for it. Docketed on address leaf.

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