Bingham, William,  1752-1804. <br/><br/>
William Bingham papers, 1776-1801. 

 - 27  items. 1  container. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Primarily business correspondence of Bingham with Robert Morris and the firm of Willing & Morris, shipping merchants of Philadelphia, relating to Bingham's activities as Continental agent for the colonies in the West Indies (1776-1779) and to the commercial markets of both Europe and the United States during the Revolutionary period.  Also includes a report to the Continental Congress (1799); a memorial to the frigate Confederacy (1780); a statement by Bingham on the U.S. financial system (1791); and miscellaneous undated documents.  Correspondents include Benjamin Rush, James R. Reid, and Willing & Frances. 
<br/><br/><br/>Trader, privateer owner, banker, and U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81065495  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 --Correspondence.<br/>Reid, James R.--Correspondence.<br/>Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Continental Congress. <br/>Confederacy (Frigate)<br/>Willing & Frances--Correspondence.<br/>Willing & Morris (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Commerce.<br/>United States--Economic policy.<br/>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.<br/>West Indies--Commerce.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Bankers.<br/>Senators, U.S. Congress--Pennsylvania.<br/>Shipowners.<br/>Traders.