Box 4

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Imported merchandise belonging to Morrey and account of sales for these goods; distilling and other accounts

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First and second "Account of Distilling in Company with Humphrey Murrey and Edward Shippen," financial account of "adventures" made by Joseph Shippen on account of Humphrey Murrey and Edward Shippen, a land indenture, a financial account for supplies, and an account relating to the Estate of Humphrey Morrey

Scope and Contents "Lease from Richard Morrey to Negro Mooney alias Cremona for 198 Acres of Land" [slightly unclear if this document is leasing the entire 198 acres to Mooney, or if it confirms 68 acres which she already held], list of legacies/legatees of the Morrey estate, description of a back and forth re: a piece of 198 acres which Richard Morrey "improperly" leased to "his Negro Woman Cremona [Satterthwaite] (or Mooney) for 500 year". One third of that 198 acres remained for Cremona [Satterthwaite] and...

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Two documents of the accounts payable to John Scott, surveyor, by William Allen and Edward Shippen, executors of the Morrey estate

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Including sales of his estate by executor Edward Shippen; accounts with executors; manuscript map of Morrey property; land indentures; Edward Shippen’s 1861 copy of survey document prepared in 1715 of land in western NJ

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Includes 1751 account for 1850 ¾ acres in the Jerseys; account of land previously belonging to Thomas Fairman in Cheltenham Township, signed by Nicholas Scull; 1761 copy of 1687 certificate of survey of land signed by Thomas Holme; 500 acres in Limerick [n.d.]; draft of Morrey’s land by surveyor John Scott in N.J., showing other landowners, including William Penn [n.d.].

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Includes sales from the estate; accounts through the executors, including payments to James Logan, [Benjamin] and [William] Bradford, Anthony Morris, nurses who attended Morrey et al.

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Includes draft of the codicil of Morrey's will, documents re: the sale of different pieces of land, a list of legatees for a second dividend from Morrey's estate.