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Yes, she did! She was unusually well educated and expressive. I mentioned this journal and its contents in Theodosia and the Pirates: The Battle Against Britain. We know a great deal about both Theodosia’s grandmother and about Jean’s. They were both remarkable women.

Jean Laffite n’était pas français. Sa grand-mère était espagnole. Sa langue maternelle était l’espagnol.

This is a very intriguing event in American history, and I enjoyed learning more about it from your article. I had not realized that Jackson even knew Claiborne personally prior to the Battle of New Orleans. As for who it was who really cast the deciding vote, it seems a rather difficult technical question. If the gentleman from Vermont doubly…[Read more]

This is a very significant discovery. I think the entire Laffite Collection is something that John A. Laffite could not have forged. Each item contains a clue as to the true owner, and the Gros portrait, being genuine, points at a single provenance for all the items.