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Account of Elias Tooker with Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03381 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1784/12/29 Pagination: 4p. 38.2 x 15.8 cm Order a Copy

The account began 23 December 1778. Tooker purchased wheat, beef, pork, cornell, and other provisions from Robert Livingston, Jr., and in turn worked at Robert, Jr.'s iron works.

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