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William Leyborne & Company to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: little profit on wheat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02661 Author/Creator: William Leyborne & Company Place Written: Lisbon, [Portugal] Type: Letter Date: 1742/01/18 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 23.3 x 18.7 cm Order a Copy

William Leyborne & Company write that Robert, Jr.'s last crop of wheat fell short of expectations, and they therefore expect little or no profit from it. Docketed on address leaf.

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