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luis aury ( pirate) cache of $60,000 in 1817 money on amelia island ,florida
when hunting pirate caches its best to be sure the money existed in the first place , theres lots of bogus old wives tales out there to waste your time and efforts on if your not careful.
one true tale of treasure is well documented --by no other than the US supreme court no less.
in the case of -EX PARTE , MADRAZZO , 32 U.S. 627 (1833)
The court records show that one of Aurys vessels the SUCCESSOR CAPT MOORE COMMANDING took control of a spanish slave vessel ISABELITA owned by MADRAZZO --IT WAS TAKEN TO FERNANDINA, FLORIDA (AMELIA ISLAND) WHICH AURY HAD TAKEN FROM THE SPANISH and condomed as a war prize and it and it's cargo of slaves were sold -- William Bowen bought 95 slaves from Aury in Fernandina, Florida in Oct of 1817 (reportedly for $60,000) and was taking them into western florida into us controlled lands -- the slaves were taken from bowen by us forces acting out of georgia who said they were "illegally" smuggled slaves *(the USA had passed a law in 1803 that forbid any farther import of african slaves*) the slaves were declared forfiet and the govenor of georgia sold off 2/3 of them for $40,000 and retained the rest.
when bowen sued in us court to get "his" slaves back --saying he was not in us territory but rather spanish lands --the ship owner madrazzo got wind of it and also filed claims --saying aury had no right to sell the stolen slaves --bowen thus had no title to them and that madrazzo had never agreed to have the slaves taken to america as the vessel was bound for cuba-- and that his "property" or the money gotten for the sale of the slaves should be given to him the "rightful" owner.
Aury was taken by us forces in Dec of 1817 less than 2 months after the sale --- after being held for awhile by us forces who could not figger out a legal charge that would stick to hang him on (the island "offically" was spanish --the vessels he raided were spanish and aury held letters of marquee from mexico and venezula to war with spain* and Aury never smuggled himself but rather sold to others who did) -- according to the record Aury when he when he was let loose left the island broke * and never returned --since he was told he would be hung on sight if he did.(Aury reportly died a few years later of a broken neck after being thrown from a horse on a island in the caribbean) --- since just a few years before he took over amelia island Aury had been attacked and left for dead by one of his crews--(his crew sailed off for haiti with the vessel and booty) --it was highly unlikely Aury left any his treasure onboard ship due to the fact he was onshore most of the time.--- so most likely he buried / hid it somewhere on amelia island --so most likely theres about $60,000 in 1817 era silver / gold --the slave money treasure trove of Luis Aury.
well what do you say to that me bucko's ? 
THESE FACTS I'LL TELL YE , THE REST I'LL BE KEEPING TO MYSELF FOR NOW.
RESEARCH IS THE KEY
when hunting pirate caches its best to be sure the money existed in the first place , theres lots of bogus old wives tales out there to waste your time and efforts on if your not careful.
one true tale of treasure is well documented --by no other than the US supreme court no less.
in the case of -EX PARTE , MADRAZZO , 32 U.S. 627 (1833)
The court records show that one of Aurys vessels the SUCCESSOR CAPT MOORE COMMANDING took control of a spanish slave vessel ISABELITA owned by MADRAZZO --IT WAS TAKEN TO FERNANDINA, FLORIDA (AMELIA ISLAND) WHICH AURY HAD TAKEN FROM THE SPANISH and condomed as a war prize and it and it's cargo of slaves were sold -- William Bowen bought 95 slaves from Aury in Fernandina, Florida in Oct of 1817 (reportedly for $60,000) and was taking them into western florida into us controlled lands -- the slaves were taken from bowen by us forces acting out of georgia who said they were "illegally" smuggled slaves *(the USA had passed a law in 1803 that forbid any farther import of african slaves*) the slaves were declared forfiet and the govenor of georgia sold off 2/3 of them for $40,000 and retained the rest.
when bowen sued in us court to get "his" slaves back --saying he was not in us territory but rather spanish lands --the ship owner madrazzo got wind of it and also filed claims --saying aury had no right to sell the stolen slaves --bowen thus had no title to them and that madrazzo had never agreed to have the slaves taken to america as the vessel was bound for cuba-- and that his "property" or the money gotten for the sale of the slaves should be given to him the "rightful" owner.
Aury was taken by us forces in Dec of 1817 less than 2 months after the sale --- after being held for awhile by us forces who could not figger out a legal charge that would stick to hang him on (the island "offically" was spanish --the vessels he raided were spanish and aury held letters of marquee from mexico and venezula to war with spain* and Aury never smuggled himself but rather sold to others who did) -- according to the record Aury when he when he was let loose left the island broke * and never returned --since he was told he would be hung on sight if he did.(Aury reportly died a few years later of a broken neck after being thrown from a horse on a island in the caribbean) --- since just a few years before he took over amelia island Aury had been attacked and left for dead by one of his crews--(his crew sailed off for haiti with the vessel and booty) --it was highly unlikely Aury left any his treasure onboard ship due to the fact he was onshore most of the time.--- so most likely he buried / hid it somewhere on amelia island --so most likely theres about $60,000 in 1817 era silver / gold --the slave money treasure trove of Luis Aury.
well what do you say to that me bucko's ? THESE FACTS I'LL TELL YE , THE REST I'LL BE KEEPING TO MYSELF FOR NOW.
RESEARCH IS THE KEY 
