Pres. James Madison pardons Lafitte and the other Baratarians
This file appears in: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and the Battle of New Orleans
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875.
Library of Congress
This file appears in: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and the Battle of New Orleans
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and the Battle of New Orleans
For many years, a bar called “Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop” has occupied this building at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street. Designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1970, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop was built between 1772 and 1791…