Yankee traders

Yankee traders is a term used historically to refer to American merchants and drug smugglers, particularly around the turn of the 19th century.

[1] Many of the Yankee traders came from Boston or other New England ports — hence the appellation "Yankee".

[1] They were reputed to be particularly shrewd and independent.

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