Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798

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Lewis Morris (1726-1798) was a landowner and judge from Morrisania, N.Y. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, Morris signed the Declaration of Independence. He was the son of Lewis Morris (1698-1762); grandson of Lewis Morris (1671-1746), colonial governor of New Jersey and chief justice of New York; and father of Lewis Morris (1754-1824) of South Carolina.

From the description of Lewis Morris (1726-1798) waste book, 1738-1772. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 715265549
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referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. Autograph letter signed : Williamsburg, to Gen. Greene, 1781 Sept. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. Letter, 1781 January 24, [to] Captain Abraham De Peyster. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. Lewis Morris (1726-1798) waste book, 1738-1772. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. Receipt, 1792 July 24. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Bamberger, Louis, 1855-1944,. Autograph collection, 1683-1929. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. DS, 1778 June 30. : Receipt. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn W. B. O. Field portrait collection, ca. 1600-1900. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. ALS, 1788 August 23 : Morrisania, to his son, Jacob Morris, Susquehannah. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
referencedIn Museum of the City of New York. Churches collection, 1764-1941. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Niagara expedition collection. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952,. Signers of the Declaration of Independence autograph collection, 1756-1818. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. Autograph letter signed : to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 1790 Aug. 31. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798. Receipt, 1777 Jan. 11, Fishkill, N.Y. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Nathanael Greene papers, 1774-1793 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Floyd, William, 1734-1821. Autograph letter signed : to Major Gen'l Lewis Morris, 1796 Jan. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1750-1933. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Bamberger, Louis, 1855-1944, person
associatedWith De Peyster, Abraham, fl. 1781. person
associatedWith Field, William B. Osgood, collector. person
associatedWith Floyd, William, 1734-1821. person
associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 person
associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. person
associatedWith Morris family. family
associatedWith Morris, Jacob, 1755-1844. person
associatedWith Morris, Lewis, 1698-1762 person
associatedWith Murray, William Vans, 1760-1803. person
associatedWith Museum of the City of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952, person
correspondedWith Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800 person
associatedWith United States. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814. person
associatedWith Wadsworth, Jeremiah, person
associatedWith Willard, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1902- person
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Birth 1726-04-08

Death 1798-01-22

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