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Livingston, Philip to John DeWitt re: freeing the mills and dams of ice

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04438 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1741/03/14 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 30.7 x 21.2 Order a Copy

Philip Livingston writes that it is a priority to free the dams and mills of ice, and asks DeWitt to take responsibility for the job. Docketed on address leaf.

DeWitt, John, fl. 1740-1744
Livingston, Philip

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