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Elias Hasket Derby: The Privateer Who Pioneered the Russia Trade
At the height of his wealth and power in the 1780s, Elias Hasket Derby may have been seen around Salem, Massachusetts or nearby Boston dressed in nothing less than absolute finery and opulence; sometimes donning a Sir Roger de Coverley coat, sometimes leaning on a gold-headed cane[1]. Indeed, Derby was among the wealthiest men of […]
