A View of Historic Smithville
The Revolutionary War made pirates a legitimate enterprise. All that had to be done was equip a vessel with a few cannon and apply to the Continental Congress for a ‘Letter of Marque" which would commission you to do legally what you had been doing for years. Chestnut Neck boasted as many as thirty or more ships at a time, and is said to be one of the biggest privateer operations of the Revolutionary War.
A View of Historic Smithville
The Revolutionary War made pirates a legitimate enterprise. All that had to be done was equip a vessel with a few cannon and apply to the Continental Congress for a ‘Letter of Marque" which would commission you to do legally what you had been doing for years. Chestnut Neck boasted as many as thirty or more ships at a time, and is said to be one of the biggest privateer operations of the Revolutionary War.