Quote of the day
I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that you call a Gentleman and is nothing else.
Seba Smith
Born: September 14, 1792
Died: July 28, 1868 (aged 75)
Bio: Seba Smith was an American humorist and writer. He was married to Elizabeth Oakes Smith, also a major writer and feminist, and he was the father of Appleton Oaksmith.