Bill from R.L. Livingston & Co. General Store

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Facsimile of a bill of sale from R.L. Livingston General Merchandise Co for Mrs. Joe Humphries of Marfa, Texas in 1898. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.

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1 p. ; 11 x 8.5 in.

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Facsimile of a bill of sale from R.L. Livingston General Merchandise Co for Mrs. Joe Humphries of Marfa, Texas in 1898. This page was included in a paper written by Elizabeth Newton for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967.

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1 p. ; 11 x 8.5 in.

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Marfa, Diversity in the Desert

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Bill from R.L. Livingston & Co. General Store, text, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth87911/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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