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LeRoy, Jacob, fl. 175 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: unsuccessful voyage

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02721 Author/Creator: LeRoy, Jacob, fl. 175 Place Written: Louisbourg, [?] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1745/09/13 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 16.6 cm Order a Copy

Le Roux writes to inform Robert, Jr. that he has not been able to sell his cargo at a profitable rate, and is therefore sending the sloop back with a full cargo. Docketed on address leaf.

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