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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 to Joseph Brant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03731 Author/Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 August 1797 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Introduces his son, Thomas Morris, and asks Brant to help negotiate the purchase of land owned by the Seneca Indians

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807

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