MORRIS ROBERT Brief Autograph Letter Signed Robt Morris to h

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WRITTEN FROM DEBTOR'S PRISON MORRIS, ROBERT. Brief Autograph Letter Signed, "Rob't Morris," to his business partner John Nicholson: "I send herewith a Tickler dated yesterday from the Trustees of the aggregate Fund. You can take a Press Copy & return the original." 1 page, oblong 8vo, with integral address leaf, address panel and docketing written vertically on terminal page; tears at lower left expertly repaired verso, right edge verso reinforced, horizontal folds. [Philadelphia], 2 March 1798

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Known for his role in financing Americans in the Revolutionary War, Morris in later life became heavily indebted. In 1798, he was arrested and taken to a debtor's prison in Philadelphia, where he remained until 1801.