Robert Morris Papers 1734-1839

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Robert Morris Papers 1734-1839

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Superintendent of finance for the Continental Congress during the Revolution, merchant, land speculator, and statesman. Correspondence, letterbooks, journals and proceedings of the Continental Congress, accounts, and other papers relating to the financing of the American government and its forces during the Revolution and to Morris’s private business affairs.

3,200 items; 18 containers plus 1 oversize; 4 linear feet; 12 microfilm reels

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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