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Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 to John DeWitt re: settling the price of wheat with tenants

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04426 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1741/02/10 Pagination: 3p. + addr. 32.3 x 20.8 Order a Copy

Philip Livingston complains of the stubborness of his tenants to settle on a fair price for wheat, and instructs John DeWitt on how to handle this issue with the tenants. Docketed on address leaf.

DeWitt, John, fl. 1740-1744
Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778

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