The Financier of the Revolution Landed in Debtors' Prison
Early American Republic

The Financier of the Revolution Landed in Debtors' Prison

His personal signature was worth more than the government's, and it paid for the march to Yorktown. Fifteen years later he was locked in a Philadelphia cell for debt.

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North AmericaUnited States18th CenturyAmerican RevolutionFinanceDebtRobert MorrisGeorge WashingtonLand SpeculationPhiladelphiaFounding Era

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