War of 1812: Privateers

The War of 1812 saw the apogee of privateering; with the activities of American privateers greatly adding to the offensive capability of the United States.
The information available on the privateers and letters of marque which took part in the warf is far greater than generally realized, this site aims to uncover their forgotten history.

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NOTE. when searching for personal names sometimes it helps just to use surname, as forenames are sometime abbreviated e.g. Sam. for Samuel - indeed some sources only give initials e.g. J. Smith