MORRIS, Gouverneur, 1752-1816



Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office

Guide to Research Collections

American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, PA
Papers: In George Fox letterbook, 1786-1797; and Fox family papers, 1686-1881.


Boston Public Library
Boston, MA
Papers: 18 items.


Columbia University
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
New York, NY
Papers: 1768-1816. 1,374 items. Correspondence with many famous contemporaries relating to events in which Morris was a participant and concerning issues of interest including diplomatic affairs, public finance, and economics. Available on 5 microfilm reels. Finding aid.

Additional Papers: 13 letters from George Washington in George Washington letters and documents collection, 1778-1796; in Van Schaack family papers, 1686-1887; Mott family papers, 1840-1954; John Jay papers, 1668-[ca. 1862], (copies in part, permission to use outgoing correspondence required); and Catherine S. Crary collection, 1724-1826.


Connecticut Historical Society
Hartford, CT
Papers: March 1, 1789-January 14, 1790. 1 item. Diary (copy). Also 19 items (1776-1808) in various collections. Finding aid.


Hagley Museum and Library
Greenville, DE
Papers: In Benjamin Henry Latrobe papers, 1788-1820. 315 microfiche. Published for the Maryland Historical Society. Finding aid.


Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Papers: In Simon Gratz collection, 1677-1910; and Coxe family papers, 1638-1897 (bulk 1776-1879).


Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Papers: 1771-1834 (bulk 1789-1816). 25 containers. Letterbooks of diplomatic, business, and personal correspondence; diaries; legal files; financial records; and printed materials. Available on 6 microfilm reels. Finding aid.

Additional Papers: In the Croxal-Morris family papers; Morris-Popham family papers; Charles Thomson papers, 1765-1845, on 1 microfilm reel; and in Peter Force collection.


Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, MA
Papers: Ca. 50 items (1770-1816) in various collections.


Museum of City of New York
New York, NY
Papers: In Anne Cary Morris papers, 1818-1828.


New-York Historical Society
New York, NY
Papers: 1777-1816. Ca. 150 items. Chiefly correspondence concerning the revolution, politics, and personal and business matters, and a portrait. Includes 74 letters (1781-1811) to Nicholas Low in Elizabeth M. Smith collection; and 134 letters (1790-1809) from C.J.M. De Wolf or, after 1806, his wife, concerning financial matters such as loans for the U.S., economic conditions in U.S. and Europe, and land speculations in New York.


New York City Municipal Archives
New York, NY
Papers: 1809-1843. 8 items. Chiefly correspondence with New York City Mayor Clinton.


New York Public Library
New York, NY
Papers: In Constable-Pierrepont papers, 1762-1911 (bulk 1774-1849); and Gilbert Holland Montague collection, [ca, 1600-1900].


New York State Library
Manuscripts and Special Collections
Albany, NY
Papers: 12 letters (1773-1811); and 1 letter (1814) from Morris to Lewis B. Sturges in Hathaway family papers, 1793-1862.


Pierpont Morgan Library
New York, NY
Papers: 1777-1811. 4 items.


Rosenbach Museum and Library
Philadelphia, PA
Papers: 1776-1794. 4 items.


St. Lawrence University
Special Collections
Canton, NY
Papers: 1795-1843. Deed and letters concerning travels and land transactions.


Yale University Libraries
Manuscripts and Archives
New Haven, CT
Papers: In Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection, 1776-1867; and Roger Sherman collection, 1749-1904.

Research Libraries Information Network In addition to the institutions listed above, items are also cataloged in collections at: Rutgers University Library, New Brunswick, NJ.