ROBERT MORRIS

1734-1806

Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Pennsylvania), Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (Pennsylvania), Financier of the Revolution

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education: private

Occupation: merchant

Political Affiliation:

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Summary of Religious Views:

Views on Religion & Politics:

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References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

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Works by Robert Morris

ed. by E. James Ferguson, J. Catanzariti, E. M. Nuxoll, M. A.Y. Gallagher, et al. The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781--1784, 9 vols., Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1973-1978

Biographies

Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer, Robert Morris: Patriot and Financier, Macmillan, 1903
Charles Rappleye, Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution, Simon & Schuster, 2010
Ryan K. Smith, Robert Morris's Folly: The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder, Yale Univ. Press, 2014
William Graham Sumner, Robert Morris, Dodd, Mead, 1897
Clarence Ver Steeg, Robert Morris, Revolutionary Financier: With an Analysis of His Earlier Career, Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1954; reprint, Octagon Books, 1972
Eleanor Young, Forgotten Patriot: Robert Morris, Macmillan, 1950

Articles

Frank Gaylord Cook, "Robert Morris," The Atlantic monthly, Vol. 66, Iss. 397, November 1890, pp. 607-618
Charles L. Goodrich, "Robert Morris," in Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, 1856
Harlow Giles Unger, "How Robert Morris's 'Magick' Money Saved the American Revolution", Journal of the American Revolution, March 12, 2019

Links

Works by Robert Morris

Documents (Constitutional Sources Project)

Biographical Sites

MORRIS, Robert, 1734-1806 (Biographical Directory of the US Congress)
Robert Morris (ushistory.org: Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
Robert Morris (National Archives -- The Founding Fathers)
Robert Morris (Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution -- Center of Military History, United States Army )
Robert Morris (Signers of the Declaration of Independence -- National Park Service)
Robert Morris (Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence)