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Ouderkerk, Jacob to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: land belonging to Robert, Jr.'s wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03485 Author/Creator: Ouderkerk, Jacob Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1783/04/08 Pagination: 1p. + docket 21.1 x 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Jacob Ouderkerk writes that a certain lot of land belongs to Robert, Jr.'s wife, Gertrude Van Rensselaer Schuyler, and desires to know if they plan to rent that land.

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