Financier And The Finances Of The American Revolution. Volume II

CONTENTS TO VOLUhIE 11. CHAPTER XVI. PAGE LOAN BY SPAIN ATTE IPT TO GET SPECIE FRO31 HA vana vana REMONSTRANCE OF S FRANCE A GAINST UNDUE D r x e s OS c e H I R JAYS DISTRE S G S IL LON AKD THE SUPPLIES F ROM HOLLAND THE END OF 1781 . . I THE A N K O F PENNSYLVANIA A ND THE BAKK OF NORTH AMEKICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 CHAPTER XVt 11. EXCHASGB M, I NT, AKD COIWAGE . . . . . . . . . . 36 CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. C CIlAPTER XXI. PAGE O R R I S U S XPOIJULARI I T N Y T HE SOUTHERSNT ATE S M ORE HETEROGEKEOUTS ASKS THE ME OI OF I A T L HE ARMY OFFICER S THE OVI I UI AF O T F JAKUARP, 1 7 S 3 MORE APPEALS T O FI AXC . E . . . . . . . . . . 81 CII 1PTER XXII. MORRIS XESJGNS COKSENTS TO COSTIYUG IN OT I I R TO PAY OFF THE ARMY ISSUES NOTES FOR THAT PYR POSE FAULT-F KDTN W G IT H IITM LAST VAIN A P I W TO FILANCIS T H E LOAN IN I-IOLLAND THE OVER UI ATT O F 1754 MOKRIS Q UITS OIJFI C E T III SUBS QUENT OI GAI IZA O T F I T O II K B TREASUI . Y . . . . . 94 CHAPTER XXTII. Rsvr m A Sn SUAl3lARY OF ORHI HISS ADMIKISTRATTO T T H E COST OF TIIE WAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I z j CHAPTER XXTV. THE B URDEN O F THE WAR UPON THE PEOPLE . . . . . J35 CHAPTER XXV CHAPTEK XXVT. M R R I S S BUSINESS E NTERPRISE A S N D I A I 783- 1733 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 62 CHAPTER XXVTI. - HE RANK WAR OF r rSg-r7S6 . . . . . . . . . . . 178 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE COMMERCIACLO NVEKTIO A N N D THE COE STTTUTIOKAL COXVENTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I93 CHAETER XXIX. PAG FI Trr A CCOUNT O S F RO ERT O RRIS AS AGEST OF THE STATE O F PI XNSYLVAKIA A, S SUPERINTEKDEN O T F FI NANCE, AND WITH THE OLD COAI IT O T F I C . O J IM ERCE 2 05 CHAPTER XXX. IORKISS SOCIAL P OSITIO A N N D RELATIOKS. . . . . . 2 21 CHAPTER XXXI. Z O I R I S IN THE SENATE O F THE UNITE STATES . . . . 330 CHAPTER XXXII. THE F EDERA C L A PITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5 CHAPTER XXXIII. MORRIS L S AND SPECULATIO . NS . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 1 CHAPTER XXXIV. WAS Rorje M O RRIS EVER RICH . . . . . . . . . 271 CHAPTER XXXV. CONFIDEXC H E A S FURLEn IIER BANNI RS, W IIICH NO LONGER WAVI. OVER TdE HEADS OF AND N.. . . . . . 2 79 CHAPTER XXXVI OKRTS A S C COUNT O F HIS PROPERTY H TS WIFES PEN-SIOS HIS DEATH II IS FAMILY II I S ESTATE . . . . 93 THE FINANCIER AND THI FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE FINANCIER AhTD THE FINAKCES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. CHAPTER XVI. LOAX BY SPAIN AITEMPT TO GET SPECIE FROM HAVANA REhlONSTRANCES OF FRANCE AGAINST UNDUE DEPESDENCE ON HER JAYS DISIXESS GILLON AND THE SUPPLIES FROM HOLLAND THE END OF 1781. HEN Morris took office, he had eager hopes of loans from Spain. In July, 1781, hc wrote a long letter to Jay to stimulate him to apply for such loan, and to provide him with arguments by which he might persuadc the Spanish hIi11ister. He proposed that thc Unitcd States shouId help Spain to conquer Florida, the Jlaharnas, and perhaps Jamaica. Then hc suggested that Nova Sco tia rnight bc conquel-ed, thus depriving Great Rrjtain of ship timber, and obtaining a cheap supply of it for Spain. This would destroy the fisheries of Great Britain, on which she relied as a nursery for scamcn. Englancl could be driven out of the Gulf of Mexico, and Spain could open a port in East Florida for trade with the Unitcd States. I-le wanted a loan of five milIion dollars. If more could be got, more could be done. The United States do not mean to beg gratuities, but to nlakc rationalrequcsts. 1 Dip. Corr. Rev. vii. 423. VOL. 11...