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Wood, John (fl. 1712) to Robert Livingston re: meeting to share the "flaw"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00897 Author/Creator: Wood, John (fl. 1712) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1712/01/16 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 12.6 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Wood informs Livingston that William Weid has employed someone to survey the "flaw," and requests that Livingston meet with them to share it out, or he will otherwise lose it. Docketed on address leaf.

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