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The Papers of Robert Morris: Supplement: Additional Papers, 1780-1792 (History)
The Papers of Robert Morris Supplement Additional Papers 17801792 - History Author:Robert Morris This supplementorters. Especially interesting are Robert Morris's private and business papers that illuminate economic and social conditions at the end of the Revolution. Also invaluable to students of American political economy are the printed texts and drafts of major essays written in 1780 by Gouverneur Morris under the pseudonym An American.... more » These introduced ideas he put forward as Assistant Superintendent of Finance and presaged papers he subsequently prepared for the Office of Finance. Other texts by James Wilson and Peletiah Webster shed additional light on the establishment of the Office of Finance and the origins of its policies. Even more valuable is the text originally published by Matthew Carey of the debates on the charter of the Bank of North America held in the Pennsylvania assembly in 1786. In these debates Morris faces some of his most articulate critics, and forcefully defends his creation, the nation's first bank, and along with it the policies and accomplishments of his administration. This supplement completes the Morris edition and makes available significant new material for all students of American history, economics and government. All texts are meticulously verified. Although less heavily annotated than the printed edition, notes provide background information and cross references, and a table of contents and index provide additional access to the contents.« less