VI. Robert Morris and His Group

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 7
3. Contents 11
4. Part I. Introduction
5. I. The Late Colonial Business Scene 13
6. II. The Revolutionary Economic Forces 30
7. Part II. Years of Chance, 1775-1782
8. III. Massachusetts and Rhode Island 49
9. IV. Jeremiah Wadsworth and His Associates 80
10. V. Hudson Valley Business 101
11. VI. Robert Morris and His Group 126
12. VII. Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia 149
13. VIII. Activities Under Two Flags 180
14. IX. The Question of Business Freedom 195
15. X. Some Economic Consequences of the War 213
16. XI. Economic Developments in the 1780’s
17. XII. A Counter-Revolution and its Benefits 263
18. XIII. Commercial Banks, 1781-1792 285
19. XIV. Other New Enterprises: Conclusion 306
20. Appendix A New York Bank Stockholders, 1784 or 1785 327
21. Bibliography 330
22. Index 357