Asylum Company records
The Asylum Company was founded by Robert Morris, John Nicholson, and others in 1794 to settle and improve tracts of land in Pennsylvania and to establish a colony for French refugees. After the bankruptcy of both Morris and Nicholson, the company was reorganized by a group of Philadelphia merchants...
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Collection: | Asylum Company Records |
Collection Number: | Am.820 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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The Asylum Company was founded by Robert Morris, John Nicholson, and others in 1794 to settle and improve tracts of land in Pennsylvania and to establish a colony for French refugees. After the bankruptcy of both Morris and Nicholson, the company was reorganized by a group of Philadelphia merchants in 1801.
Included here are two of the original articles of agreement, 1794, and the minutes and list of shareholders of the reorganized company. |