All posts tagged "apprentice"
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9.1KReligion and Social MovementsA Newport Quaker and The French Pirates – The John Hull Story
Capt. John Hull made frequent trips between America and England as early as the 1680s. He ran a profitable line of ships...
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37.2K4Business and LaborTimothy Dexter, the Ridiculous Millionaire Who Sold Coals to Newcastle
Timothy Dexter was considered a lucky fool for selling coal to Newcastle and bed warmers to the tropics – and somehow making...
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10.6K1Politics and MilitaryConnecticut’s Edward Bancroft Sides with the British in 1776 – Secretly
Connecticut physician Edward Bancroft had friends in high places. He was a former student and classmate of Connecticut’s Silas Deane, as well...
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