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| | | | | A raven perched atop a stockade at old Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island... There is so much history on Mackinac Island, and for decades,much jockeying forposition and controlamong the French, British, Native Americans and American colonists! Construction on this fortwas begun by the Britsin 1780. It was built to replace Fort Michilimackinac, whichhad beenconstructed... | |
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| | | | | Government-sanctioned pirates, commonly known as privateers, played a crucial role in naval warfare and economic strategy during the Age of Sail. Privateering was essentially a legalized form of piracy, authorized by governments through the issuance of letters of marque. These letters granted private ship owners permission to attack enemy vessels and seize their cargo, with [...] | |
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| | | This ad appeared in the Salisbury-and-Winchester-Journal on Monday, 26 October, 1807. | ||