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Morris, Richard (1730-1810) [Successful petition of James Duane for speedy sale of Morris estate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06555 Author/Creator: Morris, Richard (1730-1810) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 12 September 1788 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32.7 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Twice countersigned by Mayor James Duane and once by Gerard Bancker, Treasurer of the State of New York. Chief Justice Richard Morris' certificate for debt due to Duane from the forfeited estate of Roger Morris.

Duane, James, 1733-1797
Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799
Morris, Richard, 1730-1810
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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