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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 to John Langdon re: financing ship "America"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06533 Author/Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 Place Written: Marine Office Type: Letter signed Date: 1782/08/13 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

"Circumstances of various kinds had brought down my notes to a very considerable discount... in this situation not having money, the states neglecting to raise taxes and heavy demands pouring in on me from every quarter, I had daily to encounter difficulties which I hourly expected to sink under."

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