David Franks

David Franks
Author: Mark Abbott Stern
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-11-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0271076062

David Franks, a colonial businessman in Philadelphia, was one of the most important figures in American Jewish history in the eighteenth century. This extensively researched biography illuminates not only Franks's personal dealings, but also his business life. Franks was involved with Indian trade, ship design and building, manufacturing, international trade, land speculation, westward exploration, and military provisioning. This volume follows Franks from his beginnings in a prominent Jewish family to his trials for treason and his exile in the postrevolutionary period, offering a unique portrait of a forgotten American.

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784
Author: Robert Morris
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 620
Release: 1977-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0822933241

Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784
Author: Robert Morris
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 976
Release: 1988-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780822970262

Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.

American Prisoners of the Revolution

American Prisoners of the Revolution
Author: Danske Dandridge
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Total Pages: 760
Release: 1911
Genre: History
ISBN:

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