The Founders: Lewis Morris

Lewis Morris

“Damn the consequences. Give me the pen.”

Lewis Morris was a signer of the Declaration of Independence after abstaining during the vote. He may have been pressured to sign by George Washington. He had extensive land holding in New York and New Jersey. Morristown, New Jersey was named after him.


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