ALS, 1781 May 24, York, Pa., to Robert Morris, Philadelphia, Pa.

ArchivalResource

ALS, 1781 May 24, York, Pa., to Robert Morris, Philadelphia, Pa.

Concerns Morris's recent appointment as Superintendent of Finance and the execution of mutineers on the Pennsylvania line.

3 p. ; 35 cm.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6794710

Rosenbach Museum & Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Wilson, James, 1742-1798

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jr1s1q (person)

James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, and Founding Father who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798. He was elected twice to the Continental Congress, was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the...

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67q9qh2 (person)

Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

United States. Superintendant of Finance.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6547hd0 (corporateBody)