Barings Bank, William Bingham and the rise of the American nation
Subtitle: a transatlantic relationship from the Revolutionary War through the Louisiana Purchase
By: David Tearle.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786444373
Subjects: Baring Brothers & Co. -- History; Merchant banks -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Investments, British -- United States -- History -- 18th century; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- History -- 1783-1815
Description: "This book describes the events and relationships that established Barings Bank as the world's first merchant bank and it's role in transforming the US into an international superpower. Appendixes examine the genealogy of the Baring, Bingham, and Willing families; the impact of banking pioneers on English aristocracy; the life of Anne Willing Bingham; and information on locations"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early days in England; title: Early days in Philadelphia; title: Trouble brewing; title: City tavern-the eve of war; title: The secret war-a Parisian in America; title: William Bingham's Martinico odyssey; title: Willing, Morris and Bingham, supplying Washington's army; title: Benjamin Franklin, an American in Paris; title: Barings, Hopes and the Triple Alliance; title: Bingham returns to Philadelphia; title: Mr. and Mrs. Bingham; title: The grand tour; title: New country, new constitution; title: Property fever; title: Sir Francis Baring, Bart.; title: Bingham and Baring strike a deal; title: Barings and Bingham, American consolidation; title: The death of Anne Bingham and a turning point; title: The Louisiana Purchase; title: Epilogue; title: Finale, a concluding commentary.