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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05724.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | Endorsement on promissory note of $5,000 from John Nicholson |
| Date | 15 March 1798 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Morris on verso and dated 15 March 1798. Original note signed by John Nicholson, Morris's business partner, on 15 March 1795 promising to pay Morris $5000 in three years. Endorsement on verso of original note dated 1 March 1797 signed by Johnston Humphreys, Notary of the Public certifying that this note was acknowledged by Nicholson and Morris to be genuine. This note bounced and led to Morris' imprisonment. |
| Subjects | Business and Finance Finance Debt |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Nicholson, John (1757-1800) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Morris formed the North American Land Company in 1795 but the company collapsed under heavy land speculations and Morris was put in debtors' jail. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |