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Livingston, Robert, Jr. to [Peter DeWitt] re: settling a debt with Jacob van Deusen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03011 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, Jr. Place Written: Manor of Livingston, New York Type: Letter Date: 1764/05/08 Pagination: 1p. 31 x 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Robert, Jr. gives [Peter DeWitt] directions on how to settle a debt of Jacob van Deusen, who is at risk of going to jail for unpaid accounts. Marked as a copy.

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