Public Service, Private Profits
Public Service, Private Profits
This chapter examines the role and financial appeal of prizemaking and privateering during the War of 1812. It details the legal prerequisites for privateering during the war, such as Letters of Marque; Affidavits of Sureties, and Articles of Agreement. The chapter primarily focuses on a case study of the Liverpool Packet, the famous privateering society of the port of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. It also considers the perils of privateering - prisoners of war and cartels. It concludes by asserting that privateering during the war was a precarious, yet relatively profitable role, and an expression of disenchantment with the War of 1812.
Keywords: Maritime Prizemakers, Liverpool Packet (Vessel), Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Maritime Prisoners of War, Privateering Vessels
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