Morris, Robert, Partly-printed Document Signed ("Robt Morris") as president of the North American Land Company, 9½ x 12½ inches, Philadelphia, April 18, 1795. Certificate No. 1489 for five shares in the company to Dr. Enoch Edwards. Erosion in two letters of signature from the iron gall ink used by Morris. Countersigned by James Marshall as secretary. Laid watermarked paper with attractive scallopped left edge. Three years later Morris would land in debtors' prison because of his unfortunate land speculations. A sad end for the "financier of the Revolution."
Estimated Value $700 - 900
Colonial and Revolutionary America
