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Livingston, Robert Cambridge to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: demand for flour in town

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03130 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert Cambridge Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1767/08/19 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 31.6 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Robert Cambridge states that the demand for flour is rising in town, and the value is therefore expected to rise as well.

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