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Livingston, Robert, Jr. Lease of a farm at Canaan to Joel Chamberlain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03396 Author/Creator: Livingston, Robert, Jr. Place Written: Manor of Livingston, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1780/09/12 Pagination: 1p.+ docket 34 x 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Robert Livingston, Jr. agrees to lease a farm in Canaan, Connecticut to Joel Chamberlain for one year. Also signed and sealed by Joel Chamberlain.

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