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Livingston, Crawfurd, 1811-1847 to Johnston Livingston re: note to forgo an inconvenient visit

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04125 Author/Creator: Livingston, Crawfurd, 1811-1847 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 1838/04/24 Pagination: 3p. : address : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

[Crawfurd] writes to tell Johnston that despite his longing to see him, he should remain at home if the visit would cause him the slightest inconvenience. P.3 and the address leaf are a fragment.

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