Samuel Smedley, Connecticut Privateer

He Survived Smallpox and a Devastating Shipwreck was Captured Twice and Escaped from Prison, Only to Lose Everything he Owned. He Was Samuel Smedley of Connecticut.

From the shores of Long Island Sound to the high seas of the West Indies, against British warships and letters of marque, Samuel Smedley left a stream of smoke and blood as he took prisoners and prizes alike. At twenty-three years old, Smedley, a Fairfield, Connecticut native, enlisted as a lieutenant of marines on the Connecticu...