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Lansings, Abraham A. (fl. 1784) to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for credit to build a vessel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03543 Author/Creator: Lansings, Abraham A. (fl. 1784) Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1784/04/14 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 34.1 x 21 cm Order a Copy

Lansings states that due to the scarcity of money and the numerous disappointments he has endured, he must ask Robert, Jr. for a loan to build a shipping vessel. Docketed on address leaf.

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