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Livingston, John to Robert Livingston re: plans to travel to Great Britain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01156 Author/Creator: Livingston, John Place Written: New London, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1717/07/16 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 29.8 x 18.1 cm Order a Copy

John announces an upcoming voyage to Great Britain, and asks his father to send up some flour and bread, as such things are scare and expensive where he lives.

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