Debbie, I would love to have the article, as my father (when 6 or 7 yrs old) lived in Robert Morris' home at Morrisville, Pa that was call the "Summerseat" in 1920-21. Bertha Hall Plainfield, CT. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Deb61298@aol.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 5:02 AM Subject: [NJMONMOU] Last will & testament of Robert Morris > If anyone is interested, while searching through microfilm at a local > library, I found an article in the NY Times from 1937 that reads in part: > > The will of Robert Morris, one of the men who financed the American > Revolution, but who spent many of the later years of his life in prison > because he was unable to meet his debts, has been found by the Federal > Writers Project in the office of the Register of Deeds of McDowell County, at > Marion, NC. > > Although the will is filed under the date of November 10, 1795, it was > acknowledged by Morris as his last will and testament on June 16, 1804. > > If anyone would like the article, which lists his wife and children, and what > he left them, I have transcribed it in MS Word 95, version 7.0. I will send > it as an attachment to your private email address. > > Debbie > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > FAM_TREE.LST not found. Create new genealogist? (Y/N) > >