Paul Revere, of “Midnight Ride” fame in the American Revolution, was a 60-year old silversmith, merchant, and foundry man in the 1790s. He contracted with Henry Jackson, the Boston Naval Agent in charge of obtaining materials for the building of USS Constitution, to provide the copper and brass fittings for the ship.
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