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Livingston, Robert to James Drummond re: instructions for delivering letters

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00766 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Place Written: [Gravesend, England] Type: Autograph letter Date: 1706/05/07 Pagination: 1p. + docket 29.5 x 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Livingston instructs Drummond on how to properly deliver letters to Mackmorran and Bogan.

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