Revolutionary patriot. A successful merchant in the decades before independence, Francis contributed heavily from his personal fortune to support the revolutionary cause. He was subsequently appointed first cashier of the Bank of North American and later headed the commission which laid out the city of Pittsburgh. He was appointed the first head of the Navy Supply Corps by George Washington in 1795. Years before, he wrote an important pamphlet on the issue of the lack of paper money in the colonies, "Considerations on a Paper Currency." He was also treasurer of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, one of the earliest major transportation project in the country.
Contributor: Kelby (47297253)
Contributor: Kelby (47297253)
Revolutionary patriot. A successful merchant in the decades before independence, Francis contributed heavily from his personal fortune to support the revolutionary cause. He was subsequently appointed first cashier of the Bank of North American and later headed the commission which laid out the city of Pittsburgh. He was appointed the first head of the Navy Supply Corps by George Washington in 1795. Years before, he wrote an important pamphlet on the issue of the lack of paper money in the colonies, "Considerations on a Paper Currency." He was also treasurer of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, one of the earliest major transportation project in the country.
Contributor: Kelby (47297253)
Contributor: Kelby (47297253)
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