The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . or can v/e give him proper recognition for his public ser-vices, until vie study his life in the light of his influence in themaking of the .\rjerican Oom:nonwealth. IIo man has been more neglected as to the part he play-ed in the ederal Convention than has ^iouverneur llorris. JaredSparks, nis first biogra-~her, writing in 1^U32, devoted gIx pagesof three volumes to a description of i^orris work in the ?.?•as necessarily unable to use v^adibons notes; thereforewe must excuse him. Anne Gary Iilorris, who published a Diaryand
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . or can v/e give him proper recognition for his public ser-vices, until vie study his life in the light of his influence in themaking of the .\rjerican Oom:nonwealth. IIo man has been more neglected as to the part he play-ed in the ederal Convention than has ^iouverneur llorris. JaredSparks, nis first biogra-~her, writing in 1^U32, devoted gIx pagesof three volumes to a description of i^orris work in the ?.?•as necessarily unable to use v^adibons notes; thereforewe must excuse him. Anne Gary Iilorris, who published a Diaryand Correspondence in 1809, gave but nineteen pages to thevrhole of his life to 1788. Theodore Roosevelt wrote a one volumelife in 1R88 which is mi-ch more readable, and in a tettersense of proportion is displayed than in ^ of the others •His chapter on Morris work in the Convention sketches in a ratherdetailed way his views on the important issues. However, even thatork does not give him due credit for role he played in the. Convention. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to out-line the work of Ilorris in the Convention, his views on the irapor- itant questions, and his special contributions to the plan of gov-ernnent. In order to give a proper background for sucn a study,it will be necessary to sketch his early life with especial ref-erence to his public services and his relation to tne governraent,both state and national, before 1787. G-ouverneur Morris was born January 31, 1752, on theold family manor of Morrisania, county of Westchester, New ancef^tors for three generations had lived on thiL manor, andhad be*^n prominent men in colonial affairs. His grandfather,Lewis T!orris, had been Governor of Sev; Jersey; had also servedin the Assembly, and bp Chief Justice of New York. His father,Levis Morris, was alsoe member of the New York Assembly^actingas a suT)-nnrter of the -nonuler side in the interest of the rightsand privileges of the peo
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