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Livingston, Robert, Jr. Account of Elijah Bennett re: rent and taxes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03395 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, Jr. Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1780/05/01 Pagination: 2p. 14.6 x 20.9 cm Order a Copy

P.2 is another account of Elijah Bennett, dated 12 August 1780. Bennett purchased rum and tea from Robert, Jr.

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