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Storke, Sam, fl. 1739 to Robert Livingston, Jr. and Henry Cuyler re: trade with the Ship Oswego

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02577 Author/Creator: Storke, Sam, fl. 1739 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1738/08/31 Pagination: 3p. : address : Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

The letter on p.1 notes that they have enclosed the invoice for the goods ordered by Livingston and Cuyler; and is unsigned. The letter on pages 2&3 is signed by Sam Storke and is written in a different hand. Storke writes that some of the crew on board the Oswego have taken ill, and he hopes that they recover so that they may perform their service. He also states that his partner Gainsborough has died, and that Livingston and Cuyler may wholly depend on him. Docketed on address leaf.

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