New York merchant.
Business partner of his father-in-law, Isaac Sears. The two men sought Franklin’s help when they were required to pay a heavy duty on a cargo of slaves that their ship, the Firebrand, had brought from Africa to Martinique (1784).
New York merchant.
Business partner of his father-in-law, Isaac Sears. The two men sought Franklin’s help when they were required to pay a heavy duty on a cargo of slaves that their ship, the Firebrand, had brought from Africa to Martinique (1784).