Weld planned to attend Harvard as his father had before him; however, during the War of 1812, a British frigate cruising off Boston Harbor captured one of the family's ships carrying a valuable cargo of wine and Spanish silver dollars.
Weld planned to attend Harvard as his father had before him. A British frigate cruising off Boston Harbor captured one of the family's ships. This was during the War of 1812. This was however. A British frigate cruising off Boston Harbor was carrying a valuable cargo of wine and Spanish silver dollars. This was during the War of 1812. This was however.