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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01528.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | Robert Morris to William Walton Morris relating concerns over the North American Land Company |
| Date | 7 April 1798 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Recipient | Morris, William Walton |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Warns of attempt to plunder the North American Land Company. Advises William not to provide information concerning the company, unless requested in writing. Written from debtor's prison after the collapse of the company. With a rare copy of the original prospectus from 1795 (see GLC01528.02). |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Finance Prisoner |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Morris, William Walton (d. 1832) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. The North American Land Company failed in 1798, because revenues from instalment sales and share sales did not come in quickly enough to meet the loan and tax deadlines, causing Morris to end up in debtors' prison. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Plan of Association of the North American Land Company |