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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...
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| Collection: | Asylum Company Records |
| Collection Number: | Am.820 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Ferdinand J. Dreer.; 1878 acquired | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Land Settlement--Pennsylvania--19th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Asylum Company Records |c Am.820 | ||