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Livingston, Robert Merchandise for account of Jacob Harwood of London

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00151 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1687/11/10-1694/09/05 Pagination: 12p. + docket 30.5 x 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Account sheets itemize transactions between Livingston in Albany and Harwood in London, including fees such as shipping and customs duties. Calculates Livingston's debt to Harwood from 10 November 1687 to 5 September 1694.

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