Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents — John Shaqi
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents
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Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents
Pirates; Privateering; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources
35. Declaration of Edward Bant and Others. May 8,
1673 62
36. Declaration of Henry King and John Champion.
May 8, 1673 64
37. Petition of Thomas Raddon. June 10, 1673 67
THE _ST. ANTHONY_
38. Examination of John Tooly. June 17, 1673 68
39. Examination of William Forrest. Oct. 20, 1673 71
40. Petition of Allwin Child. Oct. 24, 1673 72
CASE OF RODRIGUEZ AND RHODES
41. Declaration of Thomas Mitchell. May 24, 1675 74
42. Declaration of Edward Youreing. May 24, 1675 76
BRANDENBURG PRIVATEERS
43. Seignelay to Colbert. May 8 (N.S.), 1679 82
BARTHOLOMEW SHARP AND OTHERS
44. The Buccaneers at Portobello. 1680 84
45. The Buccaneers on the Isthmus and in the South Sea.
1680-1682 92
46. Sir Henry Morgan to Sir Leoline Jenkins. Mar. 8,
1682 133
47. Deposition of Simon Calderon. 1682 135
THE _SALAMANDER_
48. Petition of Paul Sherrett and Claes Pietersen. Aug.
2, 1681 138
49. Deposition of Samuel Button. Aug. 11, 1681 140
THE _CAMELION_
50. Agreement to Commit Piracy. June 30, 1683 141
51. Court for the Trial of Piracy: Commission. Sept.
15, 20, 1683 143
CASE OF WILLIAM COWARD
52. William Coward's Plea. 1690 145
CASE OF BENJAMIN BLACKLEDGE
53. Declaration of Jeremiah Tay and Others. Mar.,
1691 (?) 147
54. Deposition of Epaphras Shrimpton. July, 1694 (?) 149
55. Deposition of Jeremiah Tay. July 6, 1694 150
56. Indictment of Benjamin Blackledge. Oct. 30, 1694 151
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57. Deposition of Thomas Larimore. Oct. 28, 1695 152
CASE OF HENRY EVERY
58. Petition of the East India Company. July, 1696 153
59. Extract, E.I. Co. Letter from Bombay. May 28,
1695 155
60. Abstract, E.I. Co. Letters from Bombay. Oct. 12,
1695 156
61. Letter from Venice. May 25, 1696 159
62. Abstract, Letters from Ireland. June 16-July 7, 1696 160
63. Examination of John Dann. Aug. 3, 1696 165
64. Affidavit of Philip Middleton. Nov. 11, 1696 171
65. Deposition of Samuel Perkins. Aug. 25, 1698 175
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