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The Forgotten First Fleet: Origins of the US Coast Guard
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The Forgotten First Fleet: Origins of the US Coast Guard
On June 28, 1820, Capt. John Jackson kept his eye on the horizon, searching for a sail. He had recently received a report of a pirate vessel anchored off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida. According to the report, the brig carried not only illegal slaves but also young Cornelio Coppinger, the kidnapped son of the governor of Spanish Florida. News came that the pirate captain tried to bribe the governor for a ransom, but Jackson had already dir…
·New York, United States
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