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Van Buren, John Account of Shadrick Phelps with Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03301 Author/Creator: Van Buren, John Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1775/11/15 Pagination: 1p. + docket 38.8 x 15.8 cm Order a Copy

The account began December 1773, and includes potatoes, corn, wheat, pork, peas, and other provisions.

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