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Description
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
Inventory Location
Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 1
Recommended Citation
Morris, Robert. Drafts by Robert Morris to William Livingston and William Scudder, August 22, 1777. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1770s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1770s/11
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 Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.
Publishing Repository
Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

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