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Van Dyck, Arent Account of Robert Livingston [in Dutch]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00104 Author/Creator: Van Dyck, Arent Place Written: Barbados Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1683/07/10 Pagination: 2p. + docket 15.5 x 39.5 cm Order a Copy

The goods mentioned seem to originate from Barbados, including flour. Also includes the signature of Robert Stanford.

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