On these hot August days many Marylanders find relief by sailing on the bay. You may be surprised to find out that several hundred years ago there were French pirates plundering the countryside and capturing ships on the Bay. Click on the "Featured Article" tab in our bio link to read this 1807 letter from John Caldwell who heeded the call of his militia to successfully capture the marauders in one of the first issues of the “Maryland Historical Magazine,” Vol. 1, no. 4 (Dec 1906). “Maryland Historical Magazine” issues are available online for free: mdhistory.org/publications/maryland-historical-magazine-online. Printed copies are a benefit of MCHC membership. Click "Become a Member" in our bio link to join. Image: “Surprise Capturing the Star, January 28, 1815” by Murdoch Macpherson (1841–1915) after a work attributed to George Ropes (1788–1819), pen and ink, watercolor, and gouache over graphite on tan wove paper on cardboard, c.1902–1909. Maryland Center for History and Culture, G...