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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.214 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Robert Morris to William Bingham discussing business affairs |
| Date | 15 July 1777 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Recipient | Bingham, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Encloses copies of what he wrote to Bingham on an earlier date concerning the Schooner Hope. Discusses business affairs related to the shipping of goods and medicines. Mentions consignments, accounts, and payments. Addressed to Bingham as "American Resident at Martinico." |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Caribbean Health and Medical |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Bingham, William (1752-1804) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Morris was a member of the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1775-1778 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Bingham was agent of the Continental Congress at Martinique, and afterwards consul at St. Pierre, in the West Indies 1777-1780. He was also a member of the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1786-1788. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |