Collection of papers of Robert Morris, 1774-1837.

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Collection of papers of Robert Morris, 1774-1837.

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Collection of personal and business correspondence of Robert Morris. The collection was assembled at the Library from items purchased from various dealers in 1917-1925. Include are business correspondence between the firm Willing, Morris & Co. and Richard Champion, a Bristol merchant; Morris's letters to Nathanael Greene; family and personal correspondence; and papers related to the litigation involving the estate of Richard Champion, the heirs of Robert Morris, and the State of South Carolina (1825-1837). Also included are typescript transcripts of letters pertaining mainly to the business affairs of Robert Morris in 1759-1799.

320 pieces, also 128 typewritten transcripts.7 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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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...

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Papers, 1778-1786. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19593641 Army officer. From the description of Nathanael Greene papers, 1775-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979865 Nathanael Greene was a major general in the Continental Army. He was promoted to Quartermaster General in 1778. From the description of Papers, 1778-1780. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat ...

United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Willing, Morris & Company

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Champion, Richard, 1743-1791

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South Carolina representative, Quaker, ceramist, and planter of Kershaw County, S.C.; immigrant to the United States, 1784, for political and financial reasons; native of Bristol, England. From the description of Richard Champion papers, 1785-1789. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 33598172 Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer. Champion, a Quaker, was active in political and civic affairs and sympa...