Background
Morris was born in Anglesey, one of four notable brothers whose surviving correspondence is a valuable record of the time.
Morris was born in Anglesey, one of four notable brothers whose surviving correspondence is a valuable record of the time.
He went to work in London as a clerk in the navy office, where he ultimately became chief clerk of foreign accounts. After a long term of service he was superannuated, and died in the Tower in 1779.