Description: GOUVERNEUR MORRISsigned letter toWILLIAM CONSTABLEThe Sugar Business1790 "Monsuiers William Constable & CoNew York London 10 April 1790 ....I expected by this time to have written to you about New(?) Sugar Plan in a more satisfactory Manner but the late Resolutions of the Assembly at Paris have induced the owners of Plantations in S. Domingue to wait awhile the Intelligence expected Thence. Mr. Jacob Van Staphorst writes to me from Paris...." A two page letter written and signed by the noted statesman, Founding Father, member of the Continental Congress, and signer of the Constitution, as well as the writer of portions of it including the Preamble - Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816). James Madison wrote in an 1831 letter, “The finish given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris . . . A better choice could not have been made, as the performance of the task proved.” Morris was in England in 1790, being an informal envoy for George Washington but Morris also always had an eye on business opportunities, possible investments. Morris was also an early voice against slavery, one of the strongest of his time, which makes his interest dealing in sugar from Santo Domingo plantations all the more complex and historic (and he speaks more about the sugar business as the letter goes on). The letter does have a hole, and the bottom edge where the signature is had a slight bit folded over at the bottom, please see the photos. ******We ship swiftly and with safety in mind.Thank you.
Price: 1400 USD
Location: Jamaica, Vermont
End Time: 2024-11-27T05:07:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed: Yes
Author: Gouverneur Morris
Topic: American History, Americana, Letter
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1790
