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Van Dam, Rip, fl. 1714 to Robert Livingston re: request for payment

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01085 Author/Creator: Van Dam, Rip, fl. 1714 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1714/07/16 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy

Van Dam requests that Livingston pay his outstanding debt by sending van Dam his sloop loaded with "good and new" flour.

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