relations between jean-lafitte and the u.s. government had soured and he and his brother p air were -- pierre were hired on as informants for spain. so, he used galveston as a piece of operations for not only sparring, but also his privateering endeavors as well. it is a really unique piece. a local family was building a mansion between 24th and 25th street on broadway. when they were tearing down the old house and laying the foundation for the new one, they discovered a number of confederate artifacts, and this painting rolled up in a tent. the family took this as a possible jean-lafitte painting, and in the 1970's, the piece was donated to the library. however it was really just speculation that led early folks to believe this was jean-lafitte . but it really caught fire, much like all of the history with lafitte. there is much mythology that is difficult to disentangle from fact. if you experts have taken a look at this portrayed, and concluded it is most likely not lafitte for a number of reasons including the costume he is

relations between lafitte and the u.s. government had soured and he was, in fact, hired on as informants for spain which, at the time, mexico is trying to gain independence from spain. he is galveston as a base of operations for not only spying but also his privateering endeavors. it's a really unique piece. a local family was building a mansion between 24th and 25th street on broadway. when they tore down the old house and were laying the foundation for the new one, they discovered a number of confederate

relations between lafitte and the u.s. government had soured and he was, in fact, hired on as informants for spain which, at the time, mexico is trying to gain independence from spain. he is galveston as a base of operations for not only spying but also his privateering endeavors. it's a really unique piece. a local family was building a mansion between 24th and 25th street on broadway. when they tore down the old house and were laying the foundation for the new one, they discovered a number of confederate artifacts puny -- artifacts. this painting was rolled up in a tent. in the 1970's, the piece was donated to the library. however, it was just speculation that led to early folks believing that this was john lafitte. it has really caught fire, much like all the history with lafitte. there is a lot of mythology that is difficult to disentangle from fact. if you experts have taken a look at this portrait and concluded that it is most likely not lafitte for a number of reasons, including the cost and that he is wearing. if y