Robert Morris (merchant)
Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States.
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Superintendent of Finance in 1784. As Superintendent of Finance and Chairman of the United States Government's Secret Committee on Foreign Affairs Correspondence, Robert Morris between 1782 and 1785, he corresponded with Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga, key help for this birth de USA.[1]
Robert Morris (merchant) Media
An engraving by Ole Erekson, c. 1876, of Robert Morris
Morris owned what became known as the President's House in Philadelphia
A scene from The Apotheosis of Washington shows Morris receiving a bag of gold from Mercury, commemorating his financial services during the Revolutionary War
USS Alfred, a Continental Navy frigate previously owned by Morris
Painting of Gouverneur Morris and Robert Morris
The United States following the signing of the Treaty of Paris
Foundation of American Government, by John Henry Hintermeister (1925). Robert Morris is far left, before Franklin. Gouverneur Morris signs the Constitution before George Washington.
Morris recommended Alexander Hamilton for the position of Secretary of the Treasury.
Map showing the Phelps and Gorham Purchase
References
- ↑ Cazorla, Frank (2019), Governor Luis de Unzaga (1717-1793) Precursor in the birth of the United States and in liberalism. Malaga Foundation/City Council. pages 82, 90, 105, 112,