Luke Morris record of payments received, 1774-1782

Name:

Morris, Luke, 1707-1793; Shippen, Edward, approximately 1703-1781; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

Revolution, 1775-1783

Date:

1774

Description:

One folded leaf recording payment of yearly ground rent by Philadelphia merchant Edward Shippen for a property on Front Street, also referred to as Society Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Each payment is signed Luke Morris and spans the years from 1774 to 1782. One payment received on September 7, 1782, was for seven years.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Alexander Historical Auctions (Chesapeake City, Maryland), 2015.

Form/Genre:

Receipts; Manuscripts, American

Physical Description:

1 item (1 bifolium)

Geographic Subject:

Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Morris was a Philadelphia businessman. He married Mary Allen Richards in 1749.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 22 Folder 5

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts