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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 to Jonathan Hudson & Co.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04540 Author/Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 November 1779 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 23.9 x 19.8 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 28.5 x 21.2 cm Order a Copy

No Free Frank. Contests Hudson & Co.'s claim of losses, discusses debts, and comments on the plummeting value of Continental currency. One full length seated black and white engraving of Robert Morris included.

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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