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Shipman, Elias, fl. 1741 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: mate and sailors for the sloop

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02646 Author/Creator: Shipman, Elias, fl. 1741 Place Written: Saybrook, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1741/12/18 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 16.8 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Shipman writes to inform Robert, Jr. that he has procured a mate and sailors for his sloop, and that he expects to arrive with them in New York next week.

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