Money could be made many ways in wartime Halifax. In the case of Abraham Cunard and his son (the future Sir Samuel), profit came from a shrewd blend of regular trade and speculation in prize goods.
Date: 1813
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Newspapers: Weekly Chronicle 10 December 1813 page 1
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