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Livingston, Robert, Jr. Sale of Gabriel Brusie's farm to Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02998 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, Jr. Place Written: [Manor of Livingston, New York] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1763/06/03 Pagination: 1p. + docket 28.1 x 19.1 cm Order a Copy

The document states that Gabriel Brusie has agreed to sell his farm to Robert Livingston, Jr., and notes what improvements Brusie is still expected to make on the land.

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