Captain John Sinclair was a privateer and naval hero of the American Revolutionary War. In peace time he returned to his career as a merchant seaman, farmer and family man. In 1795 he found himself in the courthouse in Williamsburg, Virginia being tried for piracy.
Captain John Sinclair was a privateer and naval hero of the American Revolutionary War. In peace time he returned to his career as a merchant seaman, farmer and family man. In 1795 he found himself in the courthouse in Williamsburg, Virginia being tried for piracy.