In the Johanneum Museum in Dresden, Germany, there is a vase which was bought by August the Strong of Saxony from Frederick William I of Prussia. The price paid for it was 400 human beings. James Swan came to America as a youth from Fifeshire, Scotland. He settled in Boston, where he prospered. In 1787, he moved to France, where he continued to acquire wealth. At that time, the United States owed France the money advanced our struggling nation during the Revolution. Swan decided to pay it out of his own pocket. On July 9th, 1795, he paid $2,024,899.93. Believe It or Not!
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