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A Merchant's Forgotten Loan Helped Trigger a Revolution
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A Merchant's Forgotten Loan Helped Trigger a Revolution

A London merchant's forgotten loan to Virginia planters quietly grew into one of the largest debts in colonial history—and helped trigger a revolution.

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