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      Elias “King” Derby

      Elias “King” Derby

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      After the American Revolution (1783), Elias Derby led merchants to begin trading in new ports as far away as China, India and pepper-rich Sumatra. His house and wharf are now part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Derby also became one of America’s first millionaires in the decades following the revolution.