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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03842 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1797 |
| Title | Robert Morris to John Nicholson with a plan to pay his debts |
| Date | 4 December 1797 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Recipient | Nicholson, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses a plan to be able to pay off his debts. Sends "a piece of cold comfort for poor Charles Young" (a document not included) with the comment that it "is the best that my poor tortured brain could spin out this Night." Asks Nicholson to sign it if he approves or write another if he does not. The document and proposed plan are assumed to have concerned paying his debts. Written a few weeks before being thrown into debtors prison. |
| Subjects | Finance Debt American Statesmen |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Nicholson, John (1757-1800) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Morris formed the North American Land Company in 1795 but the company collapsed under heavy land speculations and Morris was put in debtors' jail. John Nicholson was Morris's business partner. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |