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Robert Morris drafted letters to William Livingston, addressed to Morriston [Morristown], and William Scudder, addressed to Shrewsbury. William Livingston wrote an ordinance to hold the Supreme Court at Princeton. Robert Morris asked both recipients for the ordinance to include a county, either Middlesex or Somerset, so that a sheriff can call for a grand jury.

Author/Creator

Robert Morris (1745-1815)

Recipient

Originals presumably sent to William Livingston (1723-1792) and William Scudder

Creation Date

8-22-1777

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

unknown location

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

103 C

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to the Special Collections Research Library and Archive at keanscrla@kean.edu.

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Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Drafts by Robert Morris to William Livingston and William Scudder, August 22, 1777

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