Richard Bache
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Richard Bache was a businessman, a marine insurance underwriter, and later served as Postmaster-General of the American Post Office. He also was the son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin.
Portrait by John Hoppner, c. 1792-93
Bache's wife, Sarah Franklin, painted by John Hoppner (1793)
Bache's eldest son, Benjamin Franklin Bache.
Alexander Dallas Bache
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Alexander Dallas Bache was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey to map the mideastern United States coastline. Originally a
A 19th century illustration of Bache and his signature
Bache's gravesite at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.