The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784: November 1, 1782 - May 4, 1783Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784. |
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CCCXLIV | 403 |
CCCXLV | 404 |
CCCXLIX | 405 |
CCCL | 406 |
CCCLIII | 407 |
CCCLV | 408 |
CCCLVI | 409 |
CCCLVII | 410 |
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LXXII | 98 |
LXXIV | 100 |
LXXV | 101 |
LXXVII | 103 |
LXXIX | 104 |
LXXX | 107 |
LXXXI | 110 |
LXXXII | 111 |
LXXXIII | 113 |
LXXXIV | 114 |
LXXXVII | 115 |
XC | 117 |
XCII | 118 |
XCIII | 119 |
XCV | 120 |
XCVII | 121 |
XCVIII | 122 |
XCIX | 123 |
C | 124 |
CIII | 125 |
CIV | 126 |
CV | 127 |
CVI | 130 |
CVII | 132 |
CVIII | 133 |
CIX | 134 |
CXI | 135 |
CXIII | 136 |
CXV | 137 |
CXVI | 138 |
CXVIII | 139 |
CXIX | 141 |
CXX | 142 |
CXXIII | 143 |
CXXIV | 150 |
CXXV | 152 |
CXXVI | 153 |
CXXVII | 154 |
CXXVIII | 163 |
CXXX | 164 |
CXXXII | 165 |
CXXXIV | 167 |
CXXXV | 168 |
CXXXVII | 175 |
CXXXVIII | 176 |
CXXXIX | 177 |
CXL | 179 |
CXLI | 180 |
CXLII | 182 |
CXLIII | 183 |
CXLIV | 184 |
CXLV | 185 |
CXLVI | 187 |
CXLVII | 188 |
CXLIX | 189 |
CLI | 190 |
CLII | 191 |
CLIII | 192 |
CLIV | 193 |
CLV | 195 |
CLVIII | 196 |
CLIX | 199 |
CLX | 200 |
CLXI | 201 |
CLXIII | 203 |
CLXV | 206 |
CLXVI | 207 |
CLXVIII | 208 |
CLXIX | 209 |
CLXX | 210 |
CLXXI | 211 |
CLXXII | 213 |
CLXXIII | 214 |
CLXXVII | 215 |
CLXXVIII | 216 |
CLXXIX | 217 |
CLXXXI | 220 |
CLXXXII | 222 |
CLXXXIII | 223 |
CLXXXV | 225 |
CLXXXVI | 226 |
CLXXXVII | 227 |
CLXXXVIII | 228 |
CLXXXIX | 229 |
CXC | 230 |
CXCI | 232 |
CXCII | 233 |
CXCIII | 234 |
CXCIV | 235 |
CXCV | 236 |
CXCVII | 237 |
CC | 238 |
CCI | 239 |
CCIII | 240 |
CCIV | 241 |
CCV | 242 |
CCVIII | 243 |
CCIX | 244 |
CCX | 245 |
CCXI | 246 |
CCXIV | 247 |
CCXV | 250 |
CCXVI | 251 |
CCXVII | 252 |
CCXVIII | 253 |
CCXIX | 254 |
CCXXI | 256 |
CCXXIII | 259 |
CCXXV | 261 |
CCXXVII | 263 |
CCXXIX | 264 |
CCXXX | 267 |
CCXXXI | 269 |
CCXXXII | 270 |
CCXXXIII | 272 |
CCXXXV | 278 |
CCXXXVII | 280 |
CCXXXVIII | 281 |
CCXXXIX | 282 |
CCXL | 283 |
CCXLI | 285 |
CCXLII | 286 |
CCXLV | 287 |
CCXLVII | 288 |
CCXLIX | 289 |
CCL | 290 |
CCLII | 291 |
CCLIV | 292 |
CCLVII | 293 |
CCLVIII | 295 |
CCLIX | 296 |
CCLX | 297 |
CCLXI | 299 |
CCLXII | 300 |
CCLXIII | 304 |
CCLXIV | 307 |
CCLXV | 308 |
CCLXVI | 309 |
CCLXVII | 310 |
CCLXVIII | 311 |
CCLXX | 312 |
CCLXXI | 313 |
CCLXXII | 314 |
CCLXXIV | 316 |
CCLXXV | 317 |
CCLXXVII | 322 |
CCLXXVIII | 323 |
CCLXXX | 324 |
CCLXXXI | 325 |
CCLXXXII | 326 |
CCLXXXIII | 327 |
CCLXXXIV | 342 |
CCLXXXVI | 343 |
CCLXXXVII | 344 |
CCLXXXVIII | 345 |
CCXC | 346 |
CCXCI | 347 |
CCXCII | 348 |
CCXCIII | 350 |
CCXCVI | 351 |
CCC | 352 |
CCCII | 353 |
CCCIII | 354 |
CCCIV | 355 |
CCCVII | 356 |
CCCVIII | 357 |
CCCX | 358 |
CCCXII | 359 |
CCCXIII | 361 |
CCCXIV | 371 |
CCCXV | 373 |
CCCXVI | 375 |
CCCXIX | 376 |
CCCXX | 377 |
CCCXXI | 378 |
CCCXXII | 379 |
CCCXXIV | 380 |
CCCXXVI | 383 |
CCCXXVIII | 384 |
CCCXXX | 385 |
CCCXXXII | 386 |
CCCXXXIV | 387 |
CCCXXXV | 390 |
CCCXXXVI | 391 |
CCCXXXVII | 392 |
CCCXXXVIII | 393 |
CCCXXXIX | 399 |
CCCXL | 400 |
CCCXLII | 401 |
CCCXLIII | 402 |
CCCLIX | 412 |
CCCLX | 420 |
CCCLXII | 421 |
CCCLXV | 422 |
CCCLXVI | 423 |
CCCLXVII | 424 |
CCCLXIX | 425 |
CCCLXXI | 427 |
CCCLXXIV | 428 |
CCCLXXVI | 429 |
CCCLXXVII | 430 |
CCCLXXVIII | 431 |
CCCLXXX | 432 |
CCCLXXXII | 435 |
CCCLXXXIII | 436 |
CCCLXXXIV | 437 |
CCCLXXXV | 438 |
CCCLXXXVI | 439 |
CCCLXXXVII | 440 |
CCCLXXXIX | 441 |
CCCXC | 442 |
CCCXCI | 443 |
CCCXCII | 444 |
CCCXCIV | 445 |
CCCXCV | 448 |
CCCXCVIII | 450 |
CD | 451 |
CDI | 452 |
CDII | 454 |
CDIII | 455 |
CDV | 456 |
CDVI | 458 |
CDVII | 459 |
CDIX | 460 |
CDX | 461 |
CDXII | 462 |
CDXIV | 474 |
CDXV | 475 |
CDXVII | 476 |
CDXVIII | 479 |
CDXX | 480 |
CDXXI | 481 |
CDXXIII | 482 |
CDXXIV | 483 |
CDXXVI | 484 |
CDXXVII | 485 |
CDXXVIII | 486 |
CDXXXI | 487 |
CDXXXII | 488 |
CDXXXIII | 489 |
CDXXXVI | 490 |
CDXXXIX | 491 |
CDXLII | 492 |
CDXLV | 493 |
CDXLVII | 494 |
CDXLVIII | 495 |
CDXLIX | 496 |
CDL | 498 |
CDLI | 500 |
CDLIV | 501 |
CDLVI | 507 |
CDLVII | 508 |
CDLVIII | 509 |
CDLIX | 510 |
CDLX | 511 |
CDLXIII | 512 |
CDLXIV | 513 |
CDLXV | 538 |
CDLXVI | 539 |
CDLXIX | 540 |
CDLXX | 543 |
CDLXXI | 548 |
CDLXXII | 549 |
CDLXXIII | 551 |
CDLXXIV | 552 |
CDLXXVI | 554 |
CDLXXIX | 555 |
CDLXXX | 556 |
CDLXXXI | 557 |
CDLXXXIII | 559 |
CDLXXXIV | 562 |
CDLXXXV | 563 |
CDLXXXVI | 564 |
CDLXXXIX | 569 |
CDXC | 571 |
CDXCI | 572 |
CDXCII | 573 |
CDXCIV | 574 |
CDXCV | 576 |
CDXCVI | 577 |
CDXCVII | 578 |
CDXCIX | 579 |
D | 584 |
DI | 589 |
DII | 590 |
DIV | 591 |
DV | 592 |
DVI | 593 |
DVII | 597 |
DVIII | 599 |
DIX | 600 |
DX | 601 |
DXII | 602 |
DXIII | 603 |
DXIV | 605 |
DXV | 616 |
DXVII | 617 |
DXVIII | 618 |
DXX | 619 |
DXXI | 620 |
DXXII | 621 |
DXXIII | 622 |
DXXIV | 623 |
DXXV | 626 |
DXXVII | 627 |
DXXVIII | 631 |
DXXX | 632 |
DXXXI | 633 |
DXXXIII | 634 |
DXXXIV | 635 |
DXXXV | 636 |
DXXXVI | 637 |
DXXXVII | 639 |
DXLI | 640 |
DXLIV | 641 |
DXLVI | 642 |
DXLVII | 643 |
DXLIX | 645 |
DL | 646 |
DLI | 647 |
DLII | 648 |
DLIV | 650 |
DLV | 651 |
DLVI | 652 |
DLVIII | 653 |
DLXI | 654 |
DLXII | 656 |
DLXIII | 657 |
DLXIV | 658 |
DLXV | 659 |
DLXVI | 662 |
DLXIX | 663 |
DLXXII | 664 |
DLXXIII | 665 |
DLXXIV | 666 |
DLXXV | 668 |
DLXXVI | 669 |
DLXXVIII | 670 |
DLXXX | 671 |
DLXXXI | 672 |
DLXXXII | 673 |
DLXXXIV | 674 |
DLXXXVI | 676 |
DLXXXVII | 677 |
DLXXXVIII | 678 |
DLXXXIX | 679 |
DXCIII | 680 |
DXCV | 681 |
DXCVII | 682 |
DXCIX | 685 |
DC | 688 |
DCI | 689 |
DCIII | 696 |
DCIV | 697 |
DCV | 698 |
DCVI | 699 |
DCVII | 700 |
DCVIII | 701 |
DCIX | 703 |
DCX | 704 |
DCXI | 705 |
DCXII | 706 |
DCXIV | 707 |
DCXV | 708 |
DCXVI | 710 |
DCXVII | 711 |
DCXVIII | 712 |
DCXIX | 713 |
DCXX | 714 |
DCXXI | 715 |
DCXXII | 717 |
DCXXIII | 718 |
DCXXIV | 719 |
DCXXV | 720 |
DCXXVI | 721 |
DCXXVIII | 722 |
DCXXX | 723 |
DCXXXI | 724 |
DCXXXIII | 726 |
DCXXXIV | 727 |
DCXXXV | 728 |
DCXXXVI | 729 |
DCXXXVII | 730 |
DCXXXIX | 731 |
DCXLII | 733 |
DCXLIII | 734 |
DCXLIV | 735 |
DCXLV | 736 |
DCXLVI | 737 |
DCXLVII | 743 |
DCXLVIII | 744 |
DCXLIX | 746 |
DCLII | 747 |
DCLIII | 748 |
DCLIV | 750 |
DCLVI | 751 |
DCLVIII | 752 |
DCLIX | 755 |
DCLXI | 756 |
DCLXIII | 757 |
DCLXIV | 758 |
DCLXVI | 760 |
DCLXVIII | 761 |
DCLXX | 765 |
DCLXXII | 766 |
DCLXXIII | 767 |
DCLXXIV | 782 |
DCLXXV | 786 |
DCLXXVI | 787 |
DCLXXVII | 788 |
DCLXXVIII | 789 |
DCLXXX | 790 |
DCLXXXI | 791 |
DCLXXXIII | 793 |
DCLXXXIV | 795 |
DCLXXXV | 802 |
DCLXXXVI | 804 |
DCLXXXVII | 811 |
DCLXXXVIII | 823 |
DCLXXXIX | 831 |
Common terms and phrases
accounts Affairs agreed American amount appears applied appointed April army arrived August authorized Bank Benjamin Bills bills of exchange Business called Collection Colo commissioner committee considered continue contract copy debt December Department desired Diary directed Dollars enclosed Esqr expect favor February France Franklin French funds George give Gouverneur Morris Governor Greene Hamilton hand headnote Honor hope humble interest issued James January John July June loan Madison March Money Month Morris Morris's necessary North notes November obedient obtain October Ofcl LbC Office of Finance paid payment peace Pennsylvania Person Philadelphia Power present President of Congress proper proposed received Records referred request respecting RM's Robert sent September Servant settle settlement Ship Subject Superintendent supply Thomas tion Treasury United Virginia Washington write Wrote a Letter York
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