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Van Beuren, John to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: operations at Ancram

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03614 Author/Creator: Van Beuren, John Place Written: Ancram, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1786/04/01 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 33.8 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Van Beuren writes that he has hired a sawyer for the saw mill, and states that the forge is working well. Docketed on address leaf. Written at the Manor of Livingston.

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