Black, William L., papers, 1860-1929.

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Black, William L., papers, 1860-1929.

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Photocopied letters and newspaper clippings pertain to involvement of William Leslie Black in Confederate naval activities, conviction for piracy, and his donation to the St. Louis Cotton Exchange.

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Black, William Leslie, 1843-1931

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William Leslie Black (1843-1931) was an officer of the Confederate navy, who was captured, tried, convicted, and subsequently padoned for piracy. He was a sheep and cattle rancher, who donated a building to the St. Louis Cotton Exchange. From the guide to the William Leslie Black Papers 65-014; 66-142., 1860-1929, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) William Leslie Black (1843-1931) was an officer of the Confederate navy...

Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...