Talk:Robert Morris (merchant)
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I don't think "(merchant)" is really the right location for this page. Robert Morris is not known as a merchant, but as a signer of three landmark documents in US history and minor player (relative to the likes of other more well-known figures) in the American Revolution. Daniel Quinlan 16:48, Aug 5, 2003 (UTC)
- I think "(financier)" would probably be a better name than "(merchant)". Perhaps "(Founding Father)" would convey his role in signing the three important documents, but in the end it's a judgement call. Wmahan 15:28, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- I think the original intent was just disamb. But he was more than just a financier, just as he was more than just a merchant. I'd vote for Founding Father. Go for it. Pollinator 12:23, Jul 1, 2004 (UTC)
typo
"Before the Revolutionary War
The Stamp Act of 1765-1766 affected Morris's business due to its dependence on imports. In 1675, Morris began his public career by serving on a local committee organized to protest the Stamp Act. "
"1675"??
- dislexia? Pollinator 12:23, Jul 1, 2004 (UTC)\
Robert Morris was born in 1734 it would be inpossible for Morris to have begun his career 59 years before he was born
Friznay 18:05, Jan 14, 2005
Morris and slavery
There is a common conception that Morris, using wealth from the slave trade, financed the Revolutionary War. Historically that is a gross overstatement, perhaps, but there is evidence that he did financially benefit from the sale of slaves and that moneys from those sales were provided in support of General Washington's efforts. This article needs to confront the issue of Morris and slavery.
