S.S. Pierce
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In 1831 Samuel Stillman Pierce and his partner, Eldad Worcester, "started out by wholesaling provisions to the ships that crowded what was then a very busy Boston Harbor, but soon enough Pierce was bartering with ship captains, often exchanging his provisions for the delicacies they would bring to Boston from faraway ports. Pierce said, "I may not make money, but I shall make a reputation."