ALS, 1794 May 21 : Sainport, to James Leray, Nyon.

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ALS, 1794 May 21 : Sainport, to James Leray, Nyon.

Discusses some difficulties with laws respecting international banking. In regard to Leray's mission to secure a peace treaty, Morris notes "that the Commissioners from this government are [not] ready to depart so you must take Patience." Requests a shipment of Shappsigre cheese.

2 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6823076

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

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Gouverneur Morris (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution." In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one o...

Leray, James Donatius, 1760-1840.

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