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Livingston, John (?) Receipt of rent from Johan Peter Haush for Robert Livingston, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03422 Author/Creator: Livingston, John (?) Place Written: Manor of Livingston, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1782/02/23 Pagination: 1p. + docket 9.3 x 15.4 cm Order a Copy

Johan Peter Haush paid twenty hens for his rent.

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