TY - GEN AU - Bingham,William TI - William Bingham papers, KW - Morris, Robert, KW - Reid, James R. KW - Rush, Benjamin, KW - United States KW - Continental Congress KW - Confederacy (Frigate) KW - Willing & Frances KW - Correspondence KW - Willing & Morris (Philadelphia, Pa.) KW - Commerce KW - Economic policy KW - History KW - Revolution, 1775-1783 KW - West Indies KW - Bankers KW - itoamc KW - Senators, U.S. Congress KW - Pennsylvania KW - Shipowners KW - Traders N1 - Open to research N2 - 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 ER -