Gouverneur Morris papers, 1768-1816

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Alphabetical by the writer of the letter or document.

Description

Summary

Letters written to Gouverneur Morris from many of his famous contemporaries including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, John Paul Jones, Nathaniel Greene, Philip Schuyler, Robert Morris, George Plater, William Short, William T. Franklin, and Thomas Pinckney. Letters from Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, John Jay, Lafayette, Philip Schuyler, Nathaniel Greene, and others. Personal correspondence from Madame Foucault, John Parish, and others. Manuscripts and documents relating to events in which Morris was a participant or interested party such as the Genet Affair and the "Lost Million" Affair; diplomatic correspondence with French ministers of foreign affairs, 1792-1794, and miscellaneous articles and reports by Morris, many on public finance and economics.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

Reader must use microfilm.

This collection is located on-site.

Related Archival Materials

Collections related by provenance: Manuscript diaries and other papers of G. Morris are in the Library of Congress.

Alternate Form Available

Microfilm available.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.

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