12. Salem History: Elias Hasket Derby

Who was America's first millionaire? How did he build his wealth? Join Salem tour guides Sarah and Jeffrey as they talk about Salem's most prosperous merchant, Elias Hasket Derby. Let's learn life, his legacy, and how his presence is still felt around the Witch City today.

Resources

• "Derby House". Salem Maritime National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/places/derby-house.htm
• "Elias Hasket Derby: The Privateer Who Pioneered the Russia Trade." By Nick DeLuca. Journal of the American Revolution. https://allthingsliberty.com/2018/02/elias-hasket-derby-privateer-pioneered-russia-trade/.
• "Elias Hasket Derby". Wikipedia
• "Derby-Beebe Summer House." Peabody Essex Museum. https://www.pem.org/visit/historic-houses/pem-walks/derby-beebe-summer-house
• "Derby Mansion." https://www.noblenet.org/salem/wiki/index.php/Derby_Mansion
• "Derby Summer House." Danvers Historical Society. https://www.danvershistory.org/visit-us/national-historic-landmark-derby-summer-house/.
• "The Scandalous 1806 Divorce of Elizabeth Derby West." New England Historical Society. https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/elizabeth-derby-west-scandalous-1806-divorce/.

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