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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title Where Robert Morris Closed His Eventful Life
Date ca. 1922
Description Depicts a row of townhomes on South Twelfth Street, one of which was the house where Robert Morris died.
Notes The residence, No. 32 South Twelfth Street, was located upon the site now covered, in part, by the building of the Commonwealth Title and Trust Company. It was the home of Henry Nixon, a son of Col. John Nixon, second President of the Bank of North America, and who first read in public, on July 8th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence. Henry Nixon married Maria, youngest daughter of Robert Morris, and it was here, in her home, that the aged financier found refuge after his long imprisonment for debt, and here he died, on May 7th, 1806.
Taylor Catalog Number: 32
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 3-15 [2717.F]