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Ashley, John, fl. 1755-1787 to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for an anvil

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03620 Author/Creator: Ashley, John, fl. 1755-1787 Place Written: Sheffield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1787/05/25 Pagination: 1p.+ addr. 31.4 x 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Ashley asks Robert, Jr. to send him a good forge anvil to the oar hill at Salisbury as soon as possible. Docketed on address leaf.

Ashley, John, fl. 1755-1787

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