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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 to Nicholas Low

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.33 Author/Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 23, 1798 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Morris's efforts to "liberate Mr. Low and carry him back to Baltimore where I believe he very much wishes to be."

Low, Nicholas, fl. 1798
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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