Ivan its some kind of stamped lead,and it is a brass ring...Pcola nice pics.
Pierre Paul Bouet Lafitte was the son of Jean Francois Bouet and Marianne de Lafitte. He was born on March 4, 1745/6, in the Parish of Pouilleroques, in the Diocese of Lectoure, Roquelaure, Gascogne, France. He was baptized there on March 16, 1745/6. He emigrated from France to Louisiana sometime before 1770, He died there in December 1815. He is reportedly buried along the roadside somwhere between Carmel, Goss and Naborton.
Pierre married first to Mary Magdeline Grappe on April 20, 1770 at Fort St. Jean Baptise in Louisiana. She died on January 12, 1781. They had three children:
Alexandre "Dominique You" (abt 1771 - )
Jean Baptiste Francisco (24 Jan 1776 - 5 Apr/May 1854) m1. Christina _____, m2. Emma Hortense Mortimore
Louis Pierre Boute (1780 - 9 Mar 1844) m. Ursulle Gagne
Jean Baptiste and his brother Pierre were the infamous Barbary Pirates of Louisiana in the early 1800's. They were driven more by their hatred of the Spanish and British than a lust for wealth. It was their aid to Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans which helped to win the War of 1812. They went straight in 1814.
In 1780, "Paul Bouet Laffitte" is listed as an Infantryman in the Infantry Company of the Natchitoches Militia [Revolutionary War Military Roster].
On June 12, 1784, Pierre and Bauptiste Laffitte received a claim for several hundred acres of land just south of the Camino Real and Bayou Pierre Lake, and west of Bayou San Patrick. In 1787, Pierre bought the adjoining land from Antoine, the chief of the Yatasses, lying "20 leagues from the post of Natchitoches." This is where present day Carmel is located, near Mansfield.
Pierre was a merchant for the Natchitoches Post.
---there are historical valid documents that prove he got $60,000 for 95 slaves in oct of 1817 and plus he was skimming cash off of all spanish hot goods sold in the townn(1/6 share) to boot (he allowed stolen spanish goods taken by others to be sold in "his" town for a fee---but he only allowed spanish goods --no stolen american stuff* --and he never personally "smuggled" items into georgia himself (he sold to others now what they did with it was their bussiness) the two facts and his letter of marquee saved his life since he had letters of marquee to "offically" war on spain what he did was "offically legal"--thus the US could not "legally" hang him) ---he was in control of the island from oct 1817 to dec of 1817 ---folks were buying like crazy for 1/3 of regular price ---(AURY left the island on pain of immedate death if he ever returned ) --he never did and he died rather poor about 3 years later of broken neck after being thrown from a rather wild spirited horse in the caribbean) so on amelia island is a lot of money buried somewhere, --- Ivan
We can head out there again in my boat sometime during the week next week if you want.
