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Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 1643-1700; to Robert Livingston [in Dutch]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00056 Author/Creator: Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 1643-1700; Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1681 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 32.4 x 21.1 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Stephen Van Cortlandt to Robert Livingston dated June 24, 1681. Van Cortlandt discusses the details of possible debts paid by Livingston to Captain Brockhals on behalf of John Gilbert. Written in Dutch.

Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 1643-1700
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
Brockhals, fl. 1681
Gilbert, John, fl. 1681

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