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Handwritten letter to a Peter van Schaack, dated 15 May 1792 from H.L. Hasmet, a lawyer for ''Mr. Roosevelt'', probably James Roosevelt who lived in New York at this time. Letter concerns a tenant of Roosevelt's and a lawsuit involving van Schaack, a prominent lawyer in Kinderhook, NY: ''...Mr. Roosevelt has employed me to find a suit summoned by you in favor of M. Campbell against Ralph Patrick...'' Incidentally, James Roosevelt's son, Cornelius, married a Maria van Schaack. 6.5'' x 8.25'' card style letter is age-worn, overall very good.
18th Century New York Letter Regarding the Roosevelt Family -- Early Document of America's Famous Family
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