Haym Salomon: Financier of the Revolution

October 27, 20261 min readBy PinGallery

Haym Salomon was a Polish born Jewish immigrant and financial broker in New York and Philadelphia.

He helped raise funds for the struggling American government and supported the war effort through the Office of Finance.

Remembered in Bronze

Salomon is honored with a monument in Chicago alongside George Washington and Robert Morris.

Visit the Heald Square Monument in downtown Chicago.

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