biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1750–1814)
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| biography:
| Merchant, banker, and Loyalist, born in New York City, New York, USA. He learned accounting and banking in Holland (c.1765–9) and was a Loyalist during the American Revolution. He then prospered with his general importing business on Wall Street, and was president of the Bank of the Manhattan Co (1799–1808). His importing house declared bankruptcy in 1808, and he retired to Skaneateles, NY. |
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