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Van Beuren, John to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: low quantity of ore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03638 Author/Creator: Van Beuren, John Place Written: Ancram, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1788/07/09 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 36.7 x 22.8 cm Order a Copy

Van Beuren writes that there is a very low quantity of ore at Salisbury and at Moor's ore hill, and fears there will not be enough to supply the furnace for 4 months. He then describes some possibilities of acquiring more ore. Docketed on address leaf. Written at the Manor of Livingston.

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