The Smuggling Career of William King

Authors

  • Alan Taylor Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/NaN

Keywords:

War of 1812, Democratic-Republican, illegal trade, Mark Langdon Hill, protective licenses, Eastport, Bath, Joshua Wingate, St. Bartholomew's, Bermuda, John Wood

Abstract

This article discusses the activities of William King during the War of 1812. It describes that the war did not stop Anglo-American trade but forced it into semi-legal channels. The article was the 1977 Maine Historical Society Prize Essay.

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Published

1977-07-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (1977): Maine History Journal

Section

Articles