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Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: profits from Robert, Jr.'s furnace

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03210 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Cambridge, 1742-1790 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1769/08/09 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Robert Cambridge discusses selling iron and cornel, and congratulates his father on the well deserved success of his furnace. Docketed on address leaf.

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