[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, REPORTING ON LAND PURCHASED IN TENNESSEE BY DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNER ROBERT MORRIS].
Broderick, James: [Morris, Robert]:
Lauzon County. April 14, 1792. [1]p. Folio. Old folds. Stained and age-toned. In good condition. A manuscript letter dated April 14, 1792 reporting on land purchased by Robert Morris from Indians in Tennessee. The author writes: "Mr. Barten tells me that he has accomplished his ends concerned Mr. Morrises land at the Tennessees. He was on his way to Philadelphia with fifty Indians agoing to Congress. Call upon him and he will give you a full account of Morrises land and how the Indians has mad[e] out. Mr. Street and Mr. Barten has give me great encouragement of purchasing of them...." The letter is signed by James Broderick and Mary Broderick of Lauzon County and is addressed to Isaac Wilson in Sussex County. In addition to signing the Declaration of Independence and serving in the Continental Congress, Morris was Superintendent of Finance under the Articles of Confederation from 1781 to 1784. In this post, he was essentially responsible for financing the success of the American Revolution. A wealthy financier throughout his career, his land speculation schemes eventually landed him in debtor's prison.
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