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Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758 to Robert Livingston re: dispelling rumors

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01184 Author/Creator: Vetch, Margaret, 1681-1758 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1717/09/16 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Margaret relates her displeasure about an unfair charge her father has brought against her, and begs the opportunity to confront the individual responsible for making this statement. Docketed on address leaf.

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