• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Technically yes. Rev. David Rice. He sold most of The Virginia Colony and raised 1.5 million pounds of silver, which he gave to his good friends Tom, Ben, and Jim to help fund the US Army and US Navy.

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      I think it’s very nifty to have a familial connection like that to notable historical events.