For the question posted on: 09/11/06

Name the Philadelphia merchant who was know as the "Financier of the Revolution"; he frequently risked his fortune on behalf of the Continental Army and in the end lost everything. With Roger Sherman he shares the distinction of having signed all three of the principal founding documents - The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.

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