Autographs
Robert Morris aka: “Financier of the American Revolution” 1795 Signed Stock Certificate as President of the North American Land Company, Philadelphia
ROBERT MORRIS (1734-1806). Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution, Patriot of the American Revolutionary War and known as the "Financier of the Revolution," United States Senator from Pennsylvania.
March 10, 1795-Dated, Partly-Printed Document Signed, “Robt Morris,” as President of the North American Land Company, Philadelphia, 1 page, on laid watermarked paper measuring 9.75” x 12.75”, Choice Crisp About New. Countersigned by James Marshall (Morris’ son-in-law, and brother of Chief Justice John Marshall). This magnificent looking Document has a scalloped left edge, and is a stock certificate of the North American Land Company, for twenty-five shares in the name of Sylvanus Bourne. Morris’ large 2.75" long, extremely bold brown signature is found at lower right with a fine manuscript cancel with document is fresh and clean with some light creases. A beautiful specimen that is perfect for framing or display.
Robert Morris arranged for financing supplies for Washington and his troops, was a member of the Continental Congress, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, founder and organizer of the Bank of North America, delegate to the Constitutional Congress, and U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. He and his partners speculated heavily in Western lands, believing that Europeans fleeing revolutions would buy, but this did not happen. A minor creditor had Morris arrested and he spent 3-1/2 years in “Prune Street,” the debtor’s prison. He was released in 1801 with the passage of the national bankruptcy law, but died in poverty and obscurity.