Samuel Salisbury--A Boston Merchant in the Revolution.

The article presents a biography for the Revolutionary War-era Boston, Massachusetts merchant Samuel Salisbury. Details are given outlining several major periods of his life, including his early entrepreneurial ventures in hardware merchandising, his partnership with his younger brother Stephen Salisbury, and his life during the events of the Revolution. Several excerpt from his correspondence are included describing the hardships and social movements of the war.

Publication Date
Volume
35
Part
1
Page Range
46-63
Proceedings Genre