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Eyewitness Pension Record Testimonies Place Jean Laffite at Battle of New Orleans

Feb 21, 2018

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Privateer-smuggler Jean Laffite’s active service at the Battle of New Orleans on Gen. Andrew Jackson’s line is firmly verified by eyewitness testimonies found in newly digitized pension records of the National Archives at Washington, D.C. The documentation is part of the lengthy official correspondence widows of Baratarian veterans of the battle had with authorities of…

The Letter That Tried to Scuttle the Baratarians’ Pardon

Oct 10, 2015

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Pam Keyes

in American History, general history, History, Louisiana History

If George Poindexter had been Sec. of War or President during the end of the War of 1812, the Laffites and Baratarians would never have been pardoned for their past smuggling offenses even though they had given service and assistance to General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. Poindexter, who served as a volunteer aide…

John Dick’s Letter To Monroe Honoring the Baratarians

Aug 4, 2015

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Pam Keyes

in American History, general history, History, Legal History, Texas History

John Dick, US District Attorney for Louisiana in 1815, was a man with a conscience, a strong devotion to what was fair and just, even when it conflicted with an earlier opinion that he had fostered. He had a keen sense of respect for those who had earned special consideration, like the Laffites and…

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Eyewitness Pension Record Testimonies Place Jean Laffite at Battle of New Orleans

The Letter That Tried to Scuttle the Baratarians’ Pardon

John Dick’s Letter To Monroe Honoring the Baratarians