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Dewar, Sampson (fl. 1699) Account of Robert Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00025 Author/Creator: Dewar, Sampson (fl. 1699) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1699/07/27 Pagination: 1p. + docket 9.1 x 38 cm Order a Copy

Livingston's debt to Sampson Dewar beginning on the 24 July 1678 for items such as pipes of wine and barrels of flour.

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