Haym Salomon
Haym Salomon · Historical & Religious Figures
Key broker and financier of the American Revolution; sold the bills of exchange that helped fund the 1781 Yorktown campaign
1740, Leszno, Poland — 1785, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Poland · United States (Philadelphia · New York)
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Haym Salomon, born to a Jewish family in Leszno, Poland, became a Philadelphia broker who was a principal financier of the American Revolution. He brokered the bills of exchange that helped the Continental Congress fund the 1781 Yorktown campaign, and lent to key figures of the young republic, often taking no commission. He died with little wealth, having tied his fortune to the American cause.
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Source: Wikipedia; American Battlefield Trust (born to a Jewish family in Leszno, Poland)
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Key broker and financier of the American Revolution; sold the bills of exchange that helped fund the 1781 Yorktown campaign
Source: Wikipedia; American Battlefield Trust (born to a Jewish family in Leszno, Poland)
