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Lot 192: Robert Morris Signed Certificate

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Lot  192: Robert Morris Signed Certificate
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>'Robt Morris' Signed Stock Certificate</b>

<b>ROBERT MORRIS, Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Revolutionary War Financier.</b>
North American Land Company Stock Certificate Signed, 'Robt Morris,' as President, December 11, 1797, Philadelphia, 9.75' x 12.25,' Choice Very Fine or better. For 35 shares, issued to James B. Nickolls. Printed on fine, laid, watermarked paper with a scalloped left edge. Minor fold tear repairs on the reverse. MorrisÕ signature is very bold, with none of the paper erosion that often afflicts these documents. Pen-cancelled through MorrisÕ signature and also that of the Secretary. A very attractive display item. Robert Morris signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, and founded the Bank of North America; he was also the financial wizard behind the Revolutionary War. His land speculations, however, ended badly, resulting in his bankruptcy and 3-1/2 years spent in 'Prune Street,' the debtorÕs prison. He was released in 1801 with the passage of the national bankruptcy law.