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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05898 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1791 |
| Title | Robert Morris to William Whipple discussing the state of financial affairs and the need for a national bank |
| Date | 11 June 1781 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Recipient | Whipple, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the state of financial affairs and the need for a national bank to stop depreciation of the currency and reduced powers of the government. Writes that he "must apply or support to Gentlemen of your Character and Zeal for the service of their Country." He asks him to subscribe to the bank, and to encourage his friends and fellow citizens to do likewise. "We shall have to appeal to the interests of mankind...." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Finance Bank of the US Banking Economics Coins and Currency |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Whipple, William (1730-1785) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Whipple was a member of the Continental Congress from New Hampshire 1776-1779 and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |