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At age twenty-one, he sailed to New York City in 1735 and began an export business together with Edward Annesley.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biographies_of_Francis_Lewis_and_Morgan/z9nwKzotYGkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA12 Biographies of Francis Lewis and Morgan Lewis]</ref> Lewis resided in Philadelphia for two-years then returned to New York. Francis married his business partners' sister Elizabeth Annesley, and eventually they had seven children.
At age twenty-one, he sailed to New York City in 1735 and began an export business together with Edward Annesley.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biographies_of_Francis_Lewis_and_Morgan/z9nwKzotYGkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA12 Biographies of Francis Lewis and Morgan Lewis]</ref> Lewis resided in Philadelphia for two-years then returned to New York. Francis married his business partners' sister Elizabeth Annesley, and eventually they had seven children.
==Capitalism==
==Career==
In the course of his business transactions, he traveled a considerable part of the continent of Europe. Lewis became a supplier to the British army and was docked at Oswego during the French and Indian War. The French captured Oswego and Lewis was imprisoned.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/lewis.htm Francis Lewis, USHistory.org]</ref> First, he was given over to the Indians. Then he was sent to France. He would be released in a prisoner swap and returned to America.
In the course of his business transactions, he traveled a considerable part of the continent of Europe, Russia, and south to Africa.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/American_Connections/9G5TD8zDM_wC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA78 American Connections - The Founding Fathers. Networked]</ref> Lewis became a supplier to the British army and was docked at Oswego during the French and Indian War. The French captured Oswego and Lewis was imprisoned.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/lewis.htm Francis Lewis, USHistory.org]</ref> First, he was given over to the Indians. Then he was sent to France. He would be released in a prisoner swap and returned to America.
==American Revolution==
==American Revolution==