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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to Robert Livingston re: sale of cattle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01742 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1725/11/19 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 21 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Philip writes that he has sent his father's cattle to market, and that they have only received low returns. Docketed on address leaf.

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