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Van Horne, Cornelius to Robert Livingston re: goods shipped on the Sloop Caledonia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01517 Author/Creator: Van Horne, Cornelius Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1723/07/18 Pagination: 2p.+docket 32.6 x 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Van Horne informs Livingston of the goods that have arrived on the Sloop Caledonia, who the goods have been sold to, and at what price. Docketed on verso.

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