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On this day in 1814, a newspaper ad was published declaring a $1000 reward for the capture of pirate Jean Laffite’s brother, Pierre. Pierre and three slaves had mysteriously escaped the parish prison at the Cabildo a few days before. Although the notice ran in “Le Courrier de la Louisiane” for more than a month, Pierre was never captured and the reward remained unclaimed. (Louisiana State Museum #ap000223)