Duer, William, 1747-1799
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Duer, William, 1747-1799
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Duer, William, 1747-1799
Duer, William
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Duer, William
William Duer
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William Duer
William Duer.
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William Duer.
Duer, William (Camp on Raritan)
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Duer, William (Camp on Raritan)
Duer, William (Albany, N. Y.)
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Duer, William (Albany, N. Y.)
Duer, William, 1749-1799.
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Duer, William, 1749-1799.
Duer, William (Fishkill, N. Y.)
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Duer, William (Fishkill, N. Y.)
Duer, William (New York)
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Duer, William (New York)
Duer, William (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Duer, William (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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New York delegate to U.S. Continental Congress, army officer and jurist.
Mercantilist, financier, army contractor.
Duer was born in Devonshire, England, and settled in New York in 1768. During the Revolution he held a number of public offices, including delegate to the New York constitutional convention and the Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Later he was a member of the New York Assembly and assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury. He resigned this post early in 1790 to plunge into land speculation, and in 1792 was sent to debtor's prison, where he spent the rest of his life.
Member of the Continental Congress and Signer of the Articles of Confederation.
Duer was born in Devonshire, England, and settled in New York in 1768. During the Revolution he held a number of public offices, including delegate to the New York constitutional convention and the Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Later he was a member of the New York Assembly and assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury.
Entrepreneur, financier, army contractor.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85009841
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n85009841
https://viaf.org/viaf/89088439
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American loyalists
Debt, Imprisonment for
Distilleries
Finance
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Land companies
Land settlement
Lumber trade
Real estate investment
Sawmills
Speculation
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Army officers
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Financiers
Jurists
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United States
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New York (State)
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New York (State)--Poughkeepsie
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New York (State)--New York
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Fort Miller (N.Y.)
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Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
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Illinois
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Pennsylvania
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New York (State)--Fort Miller
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Pennsylvania
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New York (State)
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New York (State)
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United States
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Ohio
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