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DeWitt, John (fl. 1739-1742) Invoice of flour on board a vessel bound for New York

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02641 Author/Creator: DeWitt, John (fl. 1739-1742) Place Written: Manor of Livingston, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1741/10/13 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 33 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

P.1 contains an invoice of the flour Philip Livingston sent to his son Robert Livingston, Jr. In his letter on p.3, DeWitt notes that Philip Livingston traveled up to Ancram, and he also asks Robert, Jr. to send him some rum and salt. Docketed on address leaf.

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