Anthony Morris papers, ca. 1690-1830 Circa 1690-1830

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Anthony Morris papers, ca. 1690-1830 Circa 1690-1830

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This collection is primarily correspondence, accounts, bills, and receipts of Anthony Morris, but also included is older material on the Morris family (deeds, indentures, etc.). The correspondence centers on two major topics: the settlement of the estate of a Baron de Kalb, and information concerning Morris' proposal to set up the Fellenberg Institution for agricultural education, on his estate at Bolton Farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

0.5 Linear feet, Ca. 250 items

American Philosophical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6631701

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Fellenberg Institution.

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