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 22.6 x 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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