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Samuel Upham: The Counterfeiter Who Helped Win the Civil War

Who Was Samuel Curtis Upham? It was early in 1862, and the Civil War had been raging for almost a year. Samuel Curtis Upham owned a little store in Philadelphia where he sold perfumes, drugs, cosmetics, stationery, and newspapers. But … Continue reading

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