Your United Kingdom History ~ 150th of the American Civil War Anniversary 150 years ago, Captain John N. Maffitt (https://sites.google/site/290foundation/290-standing-orders/john-newlands-maffitt) would come to United Kingdom to escape from being captured by the United States for piracy which is a hanging defense. Captain John N. Maffitt would be come captain working for United Kingdom and Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. He would also become a citizen and live in Liverpool while employed. His papers are below with the seal of United Kingdom as captain in the British Merchant Navy, serving with honors. He would have children there such as Frances Maffitt, living in England and his Sisters as well. Below is a write up on the United Kingdom History. The Maffitt family is honored in the United Kingdom History as they treated his with honors. God Save The Queen. “ At the end of the war, he refused to surrender his ship to the United States. Instead, he returned Owl to agents in Liverpool. He chose to remain in England, and, after passing the British naval examination (below), he served for about two years in command of the British merchant steamer Widgeon running between Liverpool and South America. He returned to the United States in 1868 and settled on a farm near Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1870, Maffit commanded a warship for Cuban revolutionaries during the Ten Years War. Maffit died in Wilmington in 1886, leaving an unfinished manuscript about piracy in the West Indies. His collected papers are in the library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his service to the Confederacy, Maffitt repeatedly ran the blockade to carry needed supplies and captured and destroyed more than seventy prizes worth $10 to $15 million (amount is rated in 1865 rate).” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Newland_Maffitt_%28privateer%29) To: The United Kingdom Values., United Kingdom, David Cameron,
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:18:54 +0000