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Italians in Pennsylvania - Page 2 (457 words) |
 | Two distinguished Italians who contributed to the growth of the United States during the Early National period were Paolo Busti of Milan and Francis Vigo of Mondovi. |
| Busti was an agent for the Holland Land Company and oversaw the sale and development of over five million acres in Pennsylvania and New York. |
| Vigo, a fur trader and scout, aided the United States government in efforts to remove the British from the Northwest Territory after the American Revolution. |
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