Sunday, February 6, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: Laffite Remembered

February 5, 1823: Jean Laffite dies aboard his ship General Santander after being struck in a firefight with an unknown vessel or vessels and lingering, possibly for as long as a day. He was burried at sea in the Gulf of Honduras.

Header: Sketch allegedly of Jean Laffite by a man named Lacassinier who claimed to have worked for the Laffites at Galveston in 1819
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2 comments:

  1. Timmy!February 6, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Ahoy, Pauline! Now, that is a sad post for what has been a pretty happy day...

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  2. PaulineFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Ahoy, Timmy! We all go some time. And hey, good on ya Packers!

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