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Stanly, Caleb to Robert Livingston re: runaway servant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00216 Author/Creator: Stanly, Caleb Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1692/06/30 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 30.6 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Stanly, whose daughter married the son of William Pitkin, writes to request Livingston's help in returning the servant Edward Blake. Docketed on address leaf.

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