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Dagworthy, Mary, fl. 1780 to Mrs. Genl. Morris

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00660 Author/Creator: Dagworthy, Mary, fl. 1780 Place Written: Trenton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 4, 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Written as head of the Ladies Association of Trenton. Dagworthy asks Morris to subscribe to their campaign to raise funds in support of Continental soldiers. Her postscript notes some early contributors and gives the amounts of their contributions. Docketed. Addressee is possibly Mary White Morris, the wife of Robert Morris the financier.

Dagworthy, Mary, fl. 1780
Morris, Mary White, 1749-1827

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