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Van Slyck, Cornelius, Jr., fl. 1743 to Robert Livingston re: shipping instruction for beaver furs

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.05351 Author/Creator: Van Slyck, Cornelius, Jr., fl. 1743 Place Written: Schenectady, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1743/06/11 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 31.5 x 19.3 Order a Copy

Livingston, Robert Henry, 1760-1804
Van Slyck, Cornelius, Jr., fl. 1743

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