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Sacketts, John to Philip Livingston re: awaiting Philip Livingston to begin the land survey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02478 Author/Creator: Sacketts, John Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1743/05/10 Pagination: 1p. + addr. + dock 19.1 x 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Sacketts writes that they are all waiting on Philip to begin the survey, and expect to see him very shortly.

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