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Livingston, Robert List of R. Livingston's clothes and necessities on board the Unity

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00790 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Place Written: S.S. Unity Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1706/09/16 Pagination: 1p. + docket 30 x 18.8 cm Order a Copy

List of various articles, including shoes, wigs, saddles, and other amenities that Livingston had on board with him as he travelled to New York.

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