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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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: November 23, 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.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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