Simeon De Witt
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Simeon De Witt was Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the State of New York for the fifty years from 1784 until his death.
(1804) by Ezra Ames
Albany, New York 1790
Gouverneur Morris
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Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the U
Simeon De Witt
…paid $4 a day for their work (equivalent to $88 in 2025) – although De Witt was the only one who was actually compensated; the other two commissioners, Gouvernor Morris and John Rutherfurd, were rich men and waived their fees. De Witt, however, also wanted additional compensation for the days he spent traveling from…
1817 portrait
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris. New-York Historical Society.
Gouverneur Morris and Robert Morris. Charles Willson Peale, 1783.
Morris wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution.