CSPAN3 American Artifacts October 1, 2016
House. Moses myers was born in new york city in 1752. He made his fortune as a maritime merchant. He did serve as an American Revolutionary war veteran. As a direct result of his efforts to supply the american cause during the revolution, he unfortunately suffered his first bankruptcy. Caused himptcy that to move away from york city and resettle here in norfolk, virginia. We think he chose norfolk for three important reasons. Norfolk was one of the most prominent colonial seaports. That was very important to him in his business life. Norfolk had been burned to the ground during the american re...