MORRIS, Robert (1734-1806) and WILLING, Thomas (1731-1821). Manuscript certificate of indenture between Morris, Willing and Barry (or “Barny”) Boyle, for the sale of a piece of land in Philadelphia to Boyle. Philadelphia: 1 July, 1795. One folio page on vellum with two wax seals. (318 x 465 mm). Vellum toned, with three vertical creases and one horizontal crease, upper margin trimmed a bit unevenly. This document was not signed by Morris or his business partner Willing, but was signed by Boyle, Jonathan Penrose (the sheriff witnessing the transaction, signing twice), and a Matthew Adams (who most likely wrote out the document). Brief description of document in the same hand as the document on verso. THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE SOMEWHAT DRACONIAN: BOYLE (AND HIS HEIRS) AGREE TO PAY MORRIS AND WILLING (AND THEIR HEIRS) 22 SILVER MILLED DOLLARS PER YEAR “FOR EVER,” FOR A PARCEL OF LAND ON 6TH STREET IN PHILADELPHIA. According to the document, Boyle was a “brick layer.” The Robert Morris on this document is the same Robert Morris who signed the Declaration of Independence, and who provided crucial financial support and leadership for the American Revolution as well as the early American government.