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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05724.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | Notice of attempt to collect payment from John Nicholson |
| Date | 17 March 1798 |
| Author | Diehl, Nicholas, Jr. (fl. 1798) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Printed and manuscript document. Partially printed form on first page stating that Diehl, a Notary Public for Pennsylvania, at the request of James Warrington, went to collect payment of a promissory note of John Nicholson, but found the business closed. States that he left notice of this at the house of Robert Morris, the endorser of the note. The second page is a copy of a note dated 15 March 1795 signed by a secretary for Morris and Nicholson promising to pay $5000. Blind stamp of notary on front. |
| Subjects | Business and Finance Finance Debt |
| People | Diehl, Nicholas, Jr. (fl. 1798) Nicholson, John (1757-1800) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Morris formed the North American Land Company in 1795 but the company collapsed under heavy land speculations and Morris was put in debtors' jail. Nicholson was his business partner. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |