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Livingston, John H. to Gilbert Livingston re: arrangements to sell the family mansion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04364 Author/Creator: Livingston, John H. Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1799/07/30 Pagination: 2p. + addr. 26.2 x 21.4 cm Order a Copy

J[ohn] discusses plans to privately sell the family mansion, and also mentions that a contagious fever has emerged in New York.

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