The luckiest fool who ever lived.
I did not fact check anything about this story of Lord Timothy Dexter. I sure hope it’s all true. Married into money, his first move was to try and prove how cool he is to the Boston elites by buying the most worthless Continental dollars to support the war effort. Turns out that buying all these at a discount proved fortuitous when Alexander Hamilton later redeemed them for Treasury bonds. This is just the beginning. ~ learn more