Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

Dates:

Birth 1734-01-20

Death 1806-05-08

Nationality: English, Americans

Language: English

Biographical notes:

Robert Morris, (1734-1806), American merchant, known as the "financier of the American Revolution." Native of England, he immigrated to America in 1747. In 1754 he formed a partnership with Thomas Willing, a Philadelphia merchant, and by the early 1780's had been recognized as one of the most successful merchants in the nation. He served as a member of the Continental Congress in 1775-1778, superintendent of finance in 1781-84, a member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention (1787) and Senator from Pennsylvania in 1789-1795. His extensive land speculations ultimately ended in bankruptcy. Morris was in debtors' prison from 1798 to 1801 and never recovered his fortune.

From the description of Collection of papers of Robert Morris, 1774-1837. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228734076

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associatedWith Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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associatedWith Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820

associatedWith Barber, William, fl. 1783.

associatedWith Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799

associatedWith Berol, Alfred C.,

associatedWith Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814.

correspondedWith Bingham, William, 1752-1804.

associatedWith Blair, John, 1732-1800.

associatedWith Bondfield, John

associatedWith Bondfield, John.

associatedWith Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807.

associatedWith Braxton, Carter, 1736-1797.

associatedWith Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862.

associatedWith Brinton, Clement S. (Clement Starr), 1875-1963.

associatedWith Brown, John

associatedWith Brown, John.

associatedWith Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.

associatedWith Carson, Marian S.,

associatedWith Carson, Marian S., collector.

correspondedWith Champion, Richard, 1743-1791

associatedWith Clinton, George, 1739-1812.

associatedWith Coffin, P., fl. 1797,

associatedWith Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820.

associatedWith Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839

associatedWith Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854.

associatedWith Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899

associatedWith Cowper, William, fl. 1789.

associatedWith Cranch, William, 1769-1855.

associatedWith Cushing, William, 1732-1810.

associatedWith Cuvier, Georges, Baron, 1769-1832

associatedWith Darlington, William, 1782-1863

associatedWith Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910

associatedWith Dawson, James, fl. 1793.

associatedWith Deane, Barnabas, b. 1743.

associatedWith Deane, Silas, 1737-1789.

associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876

associatedWith Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.

associatedWith Donald, Alexander.

associatedWith Dreer, Ferdinand Julius, 1812-1902,

associatedWith Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809.

associatedWith Drowne Solomon, 1753-1834

associatedWith Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, ca. 1736-1784.

associatedWith Edison, Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931

associatedWith Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

associatedWith Elwyn, Alfred Langdon, 1804-1884.

associatedWith Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927,

associatedWith Ely, Joseph J.

associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

associatedWith Faris, John T. (John Thomson), 1871-1949.

associatedWith Feinstone, Sol, 1888-1980.

associatedWith Fitch, John

correspondedWith Fitch, John, 1743-1798.

associatedWith FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811.

associatedWith Forrest, Uriah, ca. 1757-1805.

correspondedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

associatedWith Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806.

associatedWith Genth, F. A., (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893

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associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786.

associatedWith Green, Jean,

associatedWith Green, John, b. 1736.

associatedWith Greenleaf, James, 1765-1843,

correspondedWith Green, Timothy, 1765-1813.

associatedWith Gurney, Francis, 1738-1815.

associatedWith Gwinnett, Button, ca 1732-1777.

correspondedWith Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.

associatedWith Hamilton, James, 1752-1819.

associatedWith Hammond, William, fl. 1785.

associatedWith Harding, Warren G.

associatedWith Harrison, Benjamin, 1755-1799.

associatedWith Harrison, Benjamin, ca. 1726-1791.

associatedWith Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790.

associatedWith Harwood, Benjamin, 1751 or 2-1826.

associatedWith Hay, Southard, 1875-1951,

associatedWith Holker, John, 1745-1822.

associatedWith Holker, Nancy Davis Stackpole, 1777-1857

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associatedWith Hollenbach, Matthias.

associatedWith Hooper, William, 1742-1790.

associatedWith Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791.

associatedWith Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842.

associatedWith Hopkins, Timothy, 1859-1937

associatedWith Hubbard, John, collector.

associatedWith Hudson, Jonathan.

associatedWith Inglis, Samuel, b. 1745.

associatedWith Irwin, John.

associatedWith Jay, John, 1745-1829.

associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

associatedWith Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.

associatedWith King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812.

associatedWith Kinsey, James, 1731-1803.

associatedWith Knox, Henry, 1750-1806,

associatedWith Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.

associatedWith Langdon, John, 1741-1819.

associatedWith Leclerc, Georges,

associatedWith Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792.

associatedWith Lee, Charles, 1731-1782.

associatedWith Lee, Francis, 1713-1803.

associatedWith Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.

associatedWith Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794.

associatedWith Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865,

associatedWith Lester, Ralph (Clerk)

associatedWith Levis, Russel T.,

associatedWith Levy, Aaron, 1742-1815.

associatedWith Little Billy, Seneca chief, fl. 1794-1830.

associatedWith Livingston, Muscoe

associatedWith Livingston, Muscoe.

associatedWith Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778.

associatedWith Logan, Robert Restalrig,

associatedWith Lovell, James,

associatedWith Lowell, Charles, 1782-1861.

associatedWith Marshall, John, 1755-1835.

associatedWith McClenachan, Blair, d. 1812.

associatedWith McCrindle, Joseph F.,

associatedWith Meredith, Samuel, fl. 1789.

associatedWith Michaux, André, 1746-1802.

associatedWith Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800.

correspondedWith Morgan, James Dudley, 1862-1919.

correspondedWith Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.

associatedWith Morris, Mary White, 1749-1827.

associatedWith Morris, Thomas, 1771-1849.

associatedWith Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811.

associatedWith Mumford, Thomas,

associatedWith Neill, William.

associatedWith Newcomb, Simon

associatedWith Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727

associatedWith Nicholas, Wilson Cary, 1761-1820.

associatedWith Nicholson, John.

associatedWith Nicholson, John, 17---1800.

associatedWith Nicholson, John, 1757-1800.

associatedWith Nicholson, John, d.1800,

associatedWith Nicklin, Philip,

associatedWith Nixon, John, 1733-1808.

associatedWith O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886,

associatedWith Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

associatedWith Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846.

associatedWith Parr, William

associatedWith Parr, William.

associatedWith Pease, Seth, 1764-1819.

associatedWith Peters, Richard, 1743-1828.

associatedWith Phelps, Oliver, 1749-1809.

associatedWith Pleasants, Henry, b. 1884.

associatedWith Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

associatedWith Red Jacket (Seneca chief), ca. 1756-1830.

associatedWith Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785.

associatedWith Ridley, Matthew, 1746-1789.

associatedWith Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796

associatedWith Robinson, Elmer E., 1894-1982,

associatedWith Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784.

associatedWith Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952,

associatedWith Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921.

associatedWith Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939.

associatedWith Ross, John,

associatedWith Ross, John, 1729-1800.

associatedWith Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

associatedWith Rush, Daniel.

associatedWith Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800.

associatedWith Rutledge, John, 1739-1800.

associatedWith Sage, Alexander

associatedWith Sage, Alexander.

correspondedWith Savadge, Thomas.

correspondedWith Schaffner, Joseph Halle, 1897-1972

associatedWith Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864

associatedWith Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.

associatedWith Sergeant, John, 1779-1852.

associatedWith Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825

associatedWith Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793.

correspondedWith Shreve, L. G., 1910-

correspondedWith Smith, C. Arthur.

associatedWith Smith, Melancton, 1744-1798.

correspondedWith Smith, Samuel, 1752-1839.

associatedWith Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815

associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

associatedWith St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818.

associatedWith Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794.

associatedWith Stevens, Henry

correspondedWith Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800

associatedWith Streeter, Frank S. (Frank Sherwin), 1853-1912,

associatedWith Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

associatedWith Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838.

associatedWith Tatum, fl. 1783.

associatedWith Thompson, Jonah.

associatedWith Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

associatedWith Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786.

associatedWith Vaughan, John, 1756-1841

associatedWith Wadsworth, James, 1768-1844.

associatedWith Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804.

associatedWith Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887

correspondedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799.

associatedWith Washington, Martha, 1731-1802.

associatedWith Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865

associatedWith Wayne, Anthony

associatedWith Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786.

associatedWith Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807.

associatedWith Welch, Alexander, fl. 1794-1797.

associatedWith Welden, Otto, 1824-1902.

associatedWith Wetherspoon?, D.

associatedWith Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816

correspondedWith White, Anthony Walton, 1750-1803.

associatedWith White, Benjamin, 1755-1841.

associatedWith Willard, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1902-

associatedWith Williamson, Charles, 1757-1808.

associatedWith Wilson, James, 1742-1798.

associatedWith Young King, Seneca chief.

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associatedWith Alexander family.

associatedWith Ambler family.

associatedWith Ball families.

associatedWith Brooke family.

correspondedWith Callister family.

associatedWith Coxe family.

associatedWith Drowne family

associatedWith Fox family.

associatedWith Kane (Family : Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883)

associatedWith Lee family.

correspondedWith Palfrey family.

associatedWith Pierce family.

associatedWith Pierson family.

associatedWith Read family.

correspondedWith Read Family

associatedWith Shippen family.

associatedWith Thompson family.

associatedWith Wadsworth family.

correspondedWith Wendell family.

associatedWith Willing family.

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Organizations 52

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associatedWith Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection (University of Virginia)

associatedWith American Philosophical Society.

associatedWith Asylum Company.

associatedWith Bank of North America.

associatedWith Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey. Surveyor General.

associatedWith Butler-Gunsaulus Collection (University of Chicago. Library)

associatedWith Carey & Tilghman (Firm : Baltimore, Md.)

associatedWith Charles Willing and Son.

associatedWith Clementine (Ship)

associatedWith Columbia University. Teachers College.

associatedWith Committee of Berry.

associatedWith Committee of Correspondence.

associatedWith Conewago Canal Company.

associatedWith Constable, Rucker & Co.

associatedWith Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.

associatedWith Farmers General.

associatedWith France. Ministère des affaires étrangères.

associatedWith Hatkinson, John.

associatedWith Holland Land Company.

associatedWith John de Neufville & Son (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

associatedWith Lawrence & Smith.

associatedWith Lehigh Coal Mine Company.

associatedWith LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers (New York, N.Y.),

associatedWith Massachusetts. Treasury OffIce.

associatedWith New York (State). Court of Chancery.

associatedWith North American Land Company.

associatedWith Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.

associatedWith Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

associatedWith Pennsylvania Population Company.

associatedWith Pennsylvania Property Company.

associatedWith Phelps and Gorham Company.

associatedWith Reed and Forde.

associatedWith Robert Gilmore and Co.

associatedWith Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.

associatedWith Sweetman & Rudolph.

associatedWith Tristram (Ship)

associatedWith United States.

associatedWith United States. Agent of Marine.

associatedWith United States. Congress.

associatedWith United States. Continental Army

associatedWith United States. Continental Congress.

associatedWith United States. Continental Congress. Committee of Secret Correspondence.

associatedWith United States. Continental Congress. Secret Committee.

associatedWith United States. Dept. of State.

associatedWith United States. Dept. of the Treasury.

associatedWith United States. District Court (New York : Southern District).

associatedWith United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District).

associatedWith William Alexander & Company (Richmond, Va.)

associatedWith William L. Clements Library.

associatedWith Willing and Morris (Firm)

associatedWith Willing, Morris & Company

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Finance, Public
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Manuscripts, American
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Yazoo Fraud, 1795
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New York (State) (as recorded)
New York (State) (as recorded)
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)
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New York (State)--Ontario County (as recorded)
Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)
Maryland--Baltimore (as recorded)
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Northumberland County (Pa.) (as recorded)
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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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