Papers, 1785-1817 and n.d.

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Papers, 1785-1817 and n.d.

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Collection contains materials chiefly concerning his dealings in the tobacco trade. Included are complaints, statements, depositions, and other legal documents along with correspondence and copies of correspondence relating to a lawsuit in the tobacco trade between Morris and William Alexander & Co., of Richmond, Va. One letter discusses the purchase of tobacco in N.C. with depreciated paper currency. There is also correspondence, maps, and other items related to Morris's land speculation in Georgia. His financial interests there were a part of the larger controversy known as the Yazoo Land Fraud, a complicated legal case settled finally by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1814.

143 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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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...

William Alexander & Company (Richmond, Va.)

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